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Scientists Discover Why “Earth’s Twin” Has Almost No Water
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Venus today is dry thanks to water loss to space as atomic hydrogen. In the dominant loss process, an HCO+ ion recombines ...
Mars Express Discovers Mysterious Martian “Spiders”
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The dark spots in this image from ESA’s Mars Express are the telltale sign of ‘spiders’ scattered across the southern polar region ...
Martian Methane Baffles Scientists: Curiosity Rover’s Surprising Discovery
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover has detected methane in Gale Crater on Mars, a surprising find as there are no signs of life on ...
What to know about next week’s total solar eclipse in the US, Mexico and Canada
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North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun. Monday’s total solar eclipse will make landfall along Mexico’s Pacific ...
Hubble Captures the Giant’s Roaring Storms and Volcanic Moon Io
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured new images of Jupiter on January 5-6, 2024, revealing dynamic weather patterns and notable storms like the ...
Giant Volcano and Hidden Ice Challenge Old Theories
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Figure 1: A giant volcano hiding in plain sight in one of Mars’ most iconic regions.The newly discovered giant volcano on Mars ...
Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Mars Through Formaldehyde
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Researchers from Tohoku University propose that organic materials on Mars might have originated from atmospheric formaldehyde, suggesting the planet’s early atmosphere could ...
Mars Water Mystery Deepens With Latest Groundwater Findings
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A study reveals that ancient Mars had a significantly low groundwater recharge rate, suggesting that despite evidence of water on its surface, ...
Galactic Winds of Change Captured by Webb Space Telescope
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Groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal gas wind dispersal in planet-forming disks, advancing our understanding of planet formation dynamics and disk ...
How Water Vapor Is Rewriting the Story of Planet Formation
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Researchers using the ALMA observatory have detected water vapor in the disc around a young star, in a region where planets are ...
