Volcano or meteorite? During the last 100 years, two different theories have been put forward to explain the origin …
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The LHCb experiment at CERN announced new results which, if confirmed, would suggest hints of a violation of …
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Powerful Stratospheric Winds Measured on Jupiter for the First Time
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesJupiter is famous for its distinctive red and white bands — swirling clouds of moving gas that astronomers …
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Much of the carbon in space is believed to exist in the form of large molecules called polycyclic …
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FeaturedSpace
Scientists Model Origin of Strange Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn 2017, the first interstellar object from beyond our solar system was discovered via the Pan-STARRS astronomical observatory …
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Space
Serendipitous Juno Detections Shatter Ideas About the Origin of Zodiacal Light
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesData from NASA spacecraft Juno‘s journey to Jupiter suggests that Mars may be shedding dust into interplanetary space. …
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Environment
Volcanic Eruptions Had Large and Persistent Impacts on Global Hydroclimate Over the Last Millennium
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLarge tropical volcanos have caused some of the world’s most destructive natural disasters in history, with volcanic eruptions …
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In a major event for UK science, the meteorite that fell from the fireball that lit up the …
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Environment
Earth’s Deep Mantle May Have Proton Rivers Made of Superionic Phases
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesPierfranco Demontis said in 1988: “Ice becomes a fast-ion conductor at high pressure and high temperatures,” but his …
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Based on a manual recently discovered in a 3,500-year-old medical papyrus, University of Copenhagen Egyptologist Sofie Schiødt has …