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Ice Deposits on Ceres Might Only Be a Few Thousand Years Old
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The Mystery of Cosmic Rays Deepens
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ESA · TokyoThe BepiColombo mission, a joint effort between JAXA and the ESA, was only the second (and most advanced) mission to visit Mercury, the least explored planet in the Solar System. With two probes and an advanced suite of scientific instruments, the mission addressed several unresolved questions about Mercury, including the origin of its magnetic field, the depressions with bright material around them (“hollows”), and water ice around its poles. A…See the Story
The Solar Wind is Stripping Oxygen and Carbon Away From Venus
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Hawaii · HawaiiYou had to be in the right part of North America to get a great view of the recent solar eclipse. But a particular telescope may have had the most unique view of all. Even though that telescope is in Hawaii and only experienced a partial eclipse, its images are interesting. You had to be in the right part of North America to get a great view of the recent eclipse. Image Credit: DKIST/NSO/NSF/AURA The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) is…See the Story
The Solar Eclipse Like We've Never Seen it Before
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Mazatlan · MazatlanThe last total solar eclipse across the Mexico, the U.S. and Canada for a generation wows observers. Did you see it? Last week’s total solar eclipse did not disappoint, as viewers from the Pacific coast of Mexico, across the U.S. from Texas to Maine and through the Canadian Maritime provinces were treated to an unforgettable show. The weather threw us all a curve-ball one week out, as favored sites in Texas and Mexico fought to see the event thr…See the Story
Amazing Amateur Images of April 8th's Total Solar Eclipse
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Organic Chemistry: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
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HistoryThe Milky Way is ancient and massive, a collection of hundreds of billions of stars, some dating back to the Universe’s early days. During its long life, it’s grown to these epic proportions through mergers with other, smaller galaxies. These mergers punctuate our galaxy’s history, and its story is written in the streams of stars left behind as evidence after a merger. And it’s still happening today. The Milky Way is currently digesting smalle…See the Story
The Milky Way's History is Written in Streams of Stars
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NASAHmmm spaceflight is not the easiest of enterprises. NASA have let us know that their plans for the Mars Sample Return Mission have changed. The original plan was to work with ESA to collect samples from Perseverance and return them to Earth by 2031. Alas like many things, costs were increasing and timescales were slipping and with the budget challenges, NASA has had to rework their plan. Administrator Bill Nelson has now shared a simpler, less e…See the Story
The Current Mars Sample Return Mission isn't Going to Work. NASA is Going Back to the Drawing Board
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