Monday 27 June 2016

Mercury's origins traced to rare meteorite

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Geologists trace Mercury's origins to weird, rare meteorite, and find planet cooled dramatically shortly after it formed.
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NASA rover findings point to a more Earth-like Martian past

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Chemicals found in Martian rocks by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover suggest the Red Planet once had more oxygen in its atmosphere than it does now. The findings add to evidence revealing how Earth-like our neighboring planet once was.
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Fastest-spinning brown-dwarf star is detected by its bursts of radio waves

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Astronomers have detected what may be the most rapidly rotating, ultra-cool, brown-dwarf star ever seen. The super-fast rotation period was measured by using the 305-meter Arecibo radio telescope -- the same telescope that was used to discover the first planets ever found outside our solar system. The detection emphasizes Arecibo's amazing sensitivity, which has the potential to measure the magnetic fields, which protect life, of potentially habitable planets around other stars.
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The Martian becomes reality: At least four crops grown on simulated Mars soil are edible

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Scientists are working on growing crops on Mars and moon soil simulants. Just like the real Martian and moon soil these contain heavy metals in almost the same quantities. Four of the crops grown were tested for heavy metal content. No concentrations were detected that would be dangerous for human health. The four crops are therefore safe to eat and, for some heavy metals, the concentrations were even lower than in the crops grown in potting soil.
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Seeds of black holes could be revealed by gravitational waves detected in space

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Gravitational waves captured by space-based detectors could help identify the origins of supermassive black holes, according to new computer simulations of the universe.
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Glorious, glowing Jupiter awaits Juno’s arrival

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Stunning new images and the highest-resolution maps to date of Jupiter at thermal infrared wavelengths give a glowing view of Juno's target, a week ahead of the NASA mission's arrival at the giant planet. The maps reveal the present-day temperatures, composition and cloud coverage within Jupiter's dynamic atmosphere, and show how giant storms, vortices and wave patterns shape the appearance of the giant planet.
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Opal discovered in Antarctic meteorite

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Planetary scientists have discovered pieces of opal in a meteorite found in Antarctica, a result that demonstrates that meteorites delivered water ice to asteroids early in the history of the solar system.
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Anticrepuscular Rays over Colorado (II)

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In full flight

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Space Science Image of the Week: Testing the parachute that will slow Schiaparelli for a Mars landing
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http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/06/Testing_Schiaparelli_s_parachute

This message will self-destruct

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In movies and television shows, audio tapes or other devices self-destruct after delivering the details of impossible missions. Scientists have taken it to a new level.
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