Of course, there is no weather in our sense of the word in space—nevertheless, soil can also "weather" in the vacuum of space if it is constantly bombarded by high-energy particles, such as those emitted by the sun. The ...
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2020
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A brightly burning meteor was seen plunging from the sky in wide areas of Japan, capturing attention on television and social media.
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2020
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An international team of scientists led by the Center for Astrophysics / Harvard & Smithsonian, has identified a problem with the growing interest in extractable resources on the moon: there aren't enough of them to go around. ...
Space Exploration
Nov 23, 2020
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New radio images from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) show for the first time the direct effect of volcanic activity on the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Io.
Space Exploration
Oct 21, 2020
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A growing body of research suggests the planet Venus may have had an Earth-like environment billions of years ago, with water and a thin atmosphere.
Space Exploration
Oct 7, 2020
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Scientists at CU Boulder have laid out a roadmap for a decade of scientific research at the moon.
Astronomy
Oct 1, 2020
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Lakes on Saturn's moon Titan, composed of methane, ethane, and nitrogen rather than water, experience density driven stratification, forming layers similar to lakes on Earth. However, whereas lakes on Earth stratify in response ...
Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2020
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Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require thick-walled shelters for protection, scientists reported ...
Space Exploration
Sep 25, 2020
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A new chronology for the moons of Saturn has been developed by Planetary Science Institute Associate Research Scientist Samuel W. Bell.
Astronomy
Sep 24, 2020
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MoonRanger, a small robotic rover being developed by Carnegie Mellon University and its spinoff Astrobotic, has completed its preliminary design review in preparation for a 2022 mission to search for signs of water at the ...
Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2020
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