A Martian methane belch melts away
The mystery of the Martian methane continues.
Space Exploration
Jun 26, 2019
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Cyanide compounds discovered in meteorites may hold clues to the origin of life
Cyanide and carbon monoxide are both deadly poisons to humans, but compounds containing iron, cyanide, and carbon monoxide discovered in carbon-rich meteorites by a team of scientists at Boise State University and NASA may ...
Space Exploration
Jun 26, 2019
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Curiosity Rover finds high levels of methane on Mars
A team working with NASA to study data the Mars Curiosity Rover has found high levels of methane at a site on the Red Planet. The existence of methane is, of course, a possible sign of life, since it is produced in abundance ...
Astronomers see 'warm' glow of Uranus' rings
The rings of Uranus are invisible to all but the largest telescopes—they weren't even discovered until 1977—but they're surprisingly bright in new heat images of the planet taken by two large telescopes in the high deserts ...
Astronomy
Jun 20, 2019
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Meteors help Martian clouds form
How did the Red Planet get all of its clouds? CU Boulder researchers may have discovered the secret: just add meteors.
Space Exploration
Jun 17, 2019
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Cassini reveals new sculpting in Saturn rings
As NASA's Cassini dove close to Saturn in its final year, the spacecraft provided intricate detail on the workings of Saturn's complex rings, new analysis shows.
Space Exploration
Jun 14, 2019
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Table salt compound spotted on Europa
A familiar ingredient has been hiding in plain sight on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. Using a visible light spectral analysis, planetary scientists at Caltech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which Caltech manages ...
Space Exploration
Jun 12, 2019
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Solving the sun's super-heating mystery with Parker Solar Probe
It's one of the greatest and longest-running mysteries surrounding, quite literally, our sun—why is its outer atmosphere hotter than its fiery surface?
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2019
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Ammonia detected on the surface of Pluto, hints at subterranean water
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and one in France has found evidence of ammonia on the surface of Pluto. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes ...
Photometric observations detect 28 new variable stars in NGC 4147
Using the Devasthal optical telescope in India, astronomers have conducted photometric observations of the globular cluster NGC 4147. The observational campaign yielded the discovery of 28 new variable stars in this cluster. ...
