Space dust may transport life between worlds
Life on our planet might have originated from biological particles brought to Earth in streams of space dust, a study suggests.
Astronomy
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Earth's atmosphere far dustier than previously believed
Dust is a key component of Earth's climate system. When it interacts with clouds, oceans and the sun's radiation, it has an overall impact on our planet's living systems, affecting everything from weather and rainfall to ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2020
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Methane on Mars may be result of electrification of dust-devils
Methane on Mars has long perplexed scientists; the short-lived gas has been measured in surprising quantities in Mars' atmosphere over several seasons, sometimes in fairly large plumes. Scientists have taken this to be evidence ...
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2012
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Dust storms on Mars
Dust is a critical component in the Martian atmosphere. It influences the atmosphere's circulation by heating or cooling it and is in turn redistributed around the planet by atmospheric winds. In this dust cycle, dust storms ...
Space Exploration
Jun 17, 2019
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Dust devils may roam hydrocarbon dunes on Saturn's moon Titan
Meteorological conditions on Saturn's large moon Titan, the strange, distant world that may be the most Earth-like in the solar system, appear conducive to the formation of dust devils, according to new research in AGU's ...
Astronomy
Apr 17, 2020
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NASA observes large Saharan dust plume over Atlantic ocean
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite observed a huge Saharan dust plume streaming over the North Atlantic Ocean, beginning on June 13. Satellite data showed the dust had spread over 2,000 miles.
Environment
Jun 19, 2020
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Scientist uncovers relics of ancient cosmos
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Manchester scientist, working as part of an international team, has uncovered an unexpectedly rich trove of relicts from the ancient cosmos.
Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2009
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InSight Mars lander waits out dust storm
NASA's InSight mission, which is expected to end in the near future, saw a recent drop in power generated by its solar panels as a continent-size dust storm swirls over Mars' southern hemisphere. First observed on Sept. 21, ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 7, 2022
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Orionids Meteor Shower Lights Up the Sky
Earth is currently passing through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, lighting up the night sky with the "fireworks" of the annual Orionids meteor shower.
Space Exploration
Oct 21, 2009
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Researchers begin to understand correlation of Schumann resonances and dust storms on Mars
The interaction of dust particles in Martian dust storms may cause electric fields that are powerful enough to have charges that induce standing electromagnetic waves known as Sсhumann resonances. This is the conclusion ...
Astronomy
Nov 3, 2021
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