Comets are icy and dusty snowballs of material that have remained relatively unchanged since they first formed billions of years ago. Studying the small bodies provides clues about the formation of the solar system.
Condensed Matter
Nov 3, 2021
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On a clear night, Kaitlyn VanSant will be able to watch her work whiz by. Knowing the success of her project, however, will have to wait until her tiny, temporary addition to the International Space Station returns to Earth.
Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2021
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Human actions—mostly burning of biomass and fossil fuels—have dramatically altered the global nitrogen cycle, affecting natural habitats and contributing to acid rain.
Environment
Aug 25, 2021
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A different kind of design for absorbing vibrations could help better soundproof walls and make vehicles more streamlined, a new study shows.
General Physics
Aug 3, 2021
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Russia said it successfully docked the Nauka laboratory module with the International Space Station on Thursday—though the troubled unit caused yet another fright after accidentally firing and briefly throwing the entire ...
Space Exploration
Jul 29, 2021
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A suite of International Space Station scientific experiments soon journey back to Earth aboard the 22nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission for NASA. Scientists on the ground look forward to having their experiments ...
Space Exploration
Jul 19, 2021
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Astronauts blasting off on Thursday for China's first crewed mission to its new space station will have a choice of 120 different types of food and "space treadmills" for exercise, China's space agency said.
Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2021
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Mammals see with their eyes, hear with their ears and smell with their nose. But which sense or organ allows them to orient themselves on their migrations, which sometimes go far beyond their local foraging areas and therefore ...
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2021
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Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a dark cave for 40 days?
Other
Apr 24, 2021
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Massive stars end their lives in explosions called core-collapse supernovae. These explosions produce very large numbers of weakly interacting particles called neutrinos. Scientists working on the Deep Underground Neutrino ...
General Physics
Apr 19, 2021
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