Climate change is driving periods of unusually high temperature across large swaths of the planet. These heat waves are especially detrimental in the Arctic, where they can push surface temperatures in regions of significant ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2021
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Three studies published in the past month have cast doubt on the premise of subsurface lakes below the Martian south pole.
Planetary Sciences
Jul 29, 2021
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Two research teams, using data from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter, have recently published results suggesting that what were thought to be subsurface lakes on Mars may not really be lakes at all.
Planetary Sciences
Jul 3, 2021
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An earlier discovery of liquid water lakes beneath Mars' south pole may not be as wet as believed, a new paper says.
Space Exploration
Jun 29, 2021
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A new paper finds more radar signals suggesting the presence of subsurface 'lakes," but many are in areas too cold for water to remain liquid.
Planetary Sciences
Jun 25, 2021
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Rare-earth elements are in many everyday products, such as smart phones, LED lights and batteries. However, only a few locations have large deposits worth mining, resulting in global supply chain tensions. So, there's a push ...
Materials Science
Jun 23, 2021
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The moons of planets that have no parent star can possess an atmosphere and retain liquid water. Astrophysicists at LMU have calculated that such systems could harbor sufficient water to make life possible—and sustain it.
Astronomy
Jun 10, 2021
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Drink in this factoid: water is the weirdest liquid of all.
General Physics
Jun 8, 2021
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The prospects for life on a given planet depend not only on where it forms but also how, according to Rice University scientists.
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2021
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Astronomers have identified more than 4,000, and counting, confirmed exoplanets—planets orbiting stars other than the sun—but only a fraction have the potential to sustain life.
Planetary Sciences
May 4, 2021
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