Mars study yields clues to possible cradle of life

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The discovery of evidence for ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits on Mars identifies an area on the planet that may offer clues about the origin of life on Earth. The research offers evidence that these deposits were formed by heated water from a volcanically active part of the planet's crust entering the bottom of a large sea long ago.
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Exotic quantum particle observed in bilayer graphene

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Physicists have definitively observed an intensely studied anomaly in condensed matter physics -- the even-denominator fractional quantum Hall state -- via transport measurement in bilayer graphene.
via Science Daily

To Mars with ESA and the Guggenheim Bilbao

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ESA and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, with the BBK Foundation, are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Spanish arts centre with a performance of Chasmata, a journey to Mars through contemporary art, music and architecture. Monday’s concert can be seen online starting at 18:30 GMT (20:30 CEST).

via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/To_Mars_with_ESA_and_the_Guggenheim_Bilbao

When Soviets Launched Sputnik, C.I.A. Was Not Surprised

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Declassified documents show that intelligence officers, and President Eisenhower, knew that the Soviet Union was close to launching a man-made satellite.
via New York Times