A new instrument headed to the International Space Station (ISS) will help researchers learn how dust storms heat or cool the planet. NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission, which launched today, ...
Planetary Sciences
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Each year, strong winds carry more than a billion metric tons—or the weight of 10,000 aircraft carriers—of mineral dust from Earth's deserts and other dry regions through the atmosphere. While scientists know that the ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 13, 2022
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Some stars save the best for last.
Astronomy
Jul 12, 2022
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Like corn kernels popping in a frying pan, tiny grains of dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, according to a new study from physicists at CU Boulder.
Astronomy
Jul 11, 2022
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We have developed a new method to look for carbon compounds in space, akin to prospecting for oil on Earth. Our method is published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Astronomy
Jul 8, 2022
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The second of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's four primary scientific instruments, known as the Mid-Infrared instrument (MIRI), has concluded its postlaunch preparations and is now ready for science.
Space Exploration
Jun 30, 2022
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NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back.
Space Exploration
Jun 24, 2022
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A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2022
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To help researchers model climate effects, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation mission will measure the composition of minerals that become airborne dust.
Planetary Sciences
May 3, 2022
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An international effort led by astrophysicists at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, and the Technical University of Denmark has identified a distant object with properties that lie between those of a galaxy ...
Astronomy
Apr 13, 2022
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