Exoplanet may reveal secrets about the edge of habitability
How close can a rocky planet be to a star, and still sustain water and life?
Astrobiology
Jun 21, 2023
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News tagged with clouds
Observations of high-mass star seeds defy models
Astronomers have mapped 39 interstellar clouds where high-mass stars are expected to form. This large data set shows that the accepted model of low-mass star formation needs to be expanded to explain the formation of high-mass ...
Astronomy
Jun 20, 2023
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The Tarantula Nebula shouldn't be forming stars. What's going on?
The Tarantula Nebula is a star formation region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Tarantula is about 160,000 light-years away and is highly luminous for a non-stellar object. It's the brightest and largest star formation ...
Astronomy
Jun 13, 2023
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A closer look at galaxy M64's outer disk shows that it came from a smaller dwarf galaxy
An international team of astronomers, astrophysicists and cosmologists, has found evidence of galaxy M64's outer disk originating from a smaller, nearby, dwarf galaxy. The team has written a paper describing their findings ...
Observers inspect complex magnetic field of the molecular cloud Lynds 43
Using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), an international team of astronomers has observed a nearby molecular cloud designated Lynds 43. Results of the observations, published May 18 on the arXiv pre-print server, ...
In dust and clouds over Africa, scientists find clues to how hurricanes form
When the dust that wafts off the Sahel and Sahara regions of Africa mixes with tropical clouds, it creates what's known as a rainy "disturbance" in the eastern Atlantic. These disturbances are hurricanes in their youngest ...
Earth Sciences
May 25, 2023
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Data from Juno suggest lightning on Jupiter pulses in ways similar to lightning on Earth
A team of space scientists affiliated with several institutions in Czechia, Japan and the U.S. has found evidence of lightning pulses on Jupiter that are similar to those found on Earth. In their study, reported in the journal ...
NASA mission to study ice clouds, help observe our dynamic atmosphere
NASA has selected a new mission to help humanity better understand Earth's dynamic atmosphere—specifically, ice clouds that form at high altitudes throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions. The PolSIR instrument—short ...
Planetary Sciences
May 23, 2023
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Mount Etna volcano erupts, raining ash on Catania, forcing flight suspension at local airport
Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, was erupting on Sunday, spewing ash on Catania, eastern Sicily's largest city, and forcing a suspension of flights at that city's airport.
Environment
May 21, 2023
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Fatty acids might exist in space
A team of physicists have discovered that the environment of a molecular cloud in interstellar space can support the existence of fatty acids, a key component of life on Earth.
Astronomy
May 19, 2023
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