In the search for life elsewhere in the universe, scientists have traditionally looked for planets with liquid water at their surface. But, rather than flowing as oceans and rivers, much of a planet's water can be locked ...
Astronomy
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Every second the Earth is bombarded by vast amounts of cosmic rays—invisible sub-atomic particles that originate from things like the sun and supernova explosions. These high-energy, far-traveled cosmic rays collide with ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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The chances have plummeted that a newly-discovered asteroid with the potential to wipe out a city will hit Earth on Valentine's Day 2046, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday.
Planetary Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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Not many people would voluntarily fly through plumes of smoke emitted from wildfires. But atmospheric scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory do, over and over, tracing flight paths ...
Environment
Mar 14, 2023
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Is human migration into space inevitable? Is it based on facts, or is it based upon a belief in human exceptionalism?
Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2023
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Physicists are learning more about the bizarre behavior of "strange metals," which operate outside the normal rules of electricity.
Condensed Matter
Mar 11, 2023
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Rapid access to information is one of the largest barriers we have to deal with as a group of people in the Internet Age. Earth Map is a free application designed to be easily used and accessible to anyone with an internet ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 10, 2023
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Bubbles are fun for everyone. But, it turns out, they can also be little menaces.
General Physics
Mar 10, 2023
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A new biosensor engineered by Penn State researchers offers scientists the first dynamic glimpses of manganese, an elusive metal ion that is essential for life.
Biotechnology
Mar 9, 2023
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NASA is on track to launch a crewed mission around the Moon in November of next year after a successful unmanned test flight, the US space agency said Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Mar 7, 2023
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