Scientists are discovering increasing numbers of planets in other galaxies that resemble our own. What gives them away? Expert Jérémy Leconte takes a look.
Astronomy
Oct 24, 2022
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Ground-breaking research into the hot structures deep in the Earth suggest they could be much more fluid than once supposed.
Earth Sciences
Apr 6, 2022
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A Maine company that's developing a rocket to propel small satellites into space passed its first major test on Sunday.
Space Exploration
Feb 1, 2021
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New research from Mauricio Ibanez-Mejia, an assistant professor of Earth and environmental sciences at the University of Rochester, and Francois Tissot, an assistant professor of geochemistry at the California Institute of ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2019
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The Antarctic is one of the parts of Earth that we know the least about. Due to the massive ice shield, the collection of geophysical information on site is extremely difficult and expensive. Satellite data from the European ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2019
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Rocky exoplanets that are around Earth-size are comparatively small, which makes them incredibly difficult to detect and characterise using telescopes. What are the optimal conditions to find such small planets that linger ...
Astronomy
Oct 9, 2019
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Flying on other worlds is the next leap in the exploration of our solar system. The Mars Helicopter will piggyback on the NASA Mars 2020 rover mission to demonstrate the technology. But this is only the start. The real prize ...
Space Exploration
Jul 4, 2019
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Three times further away from the sun than the Earth lies an enormous lump of metal. Around 252km in diameter, the metallic "M-class" asteroid 16 Psyche is the target of NASA's next mission to the belt of giant rocks that ...
Space Exploration
Dec 4, 2017
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Polycrystalline ceramic materials offer advantages including robustness over conventional glass as gain media for solid state lasers: devices that find many applications such as laser processing and medical surgery.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 27, 2017
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There was much excitement when NASA recently revealed new details about the oceans that lurk beneath the surface of Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus and Jupiter's Europa.
Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2017
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