Mars dust storm may lead to new weather discoveries

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Mars is experiencing an estimated 15.8-million-square-mile dust storm, roughly the size of North and South America. This storm may not be good news for the NASA solar-powered Opportunity rover, but one professor sees this as a chance to learn more about Martian weather.
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Fingerprints of molecules in space

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Physicists are on the hunt for nitrogen containing molecules in space. Using terahertz spectroscopy, they directly measured two spectral lines for one particular molecule for the first time. The discovered frequencies are characteristic of the amide ion, a negatively charged nitrogen molecule. With the spectral lines now determined, this species can be searched for in space.
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Sandbox craters reveal secrets of planetary splash marks and lost meteorites

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Researchers inspired by school science to crack the conundrum of planetary craters.
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Meteorite 'Black Beauty' expands window for when life might have existed on Mars

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New evidence for a rapid crystallization and crust formation on Mars has just been published. The study, based on the analysis of the rare Mars meteorite Black Beauty, significantly expands the window for when life might have existed on Mars.
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Milky Way is rich in grease-like molecules

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Our galaxy is rich in grease-like molecules, according to new research. Astronomers used a laboratory to manufacture material with the same properties as interstellar dust and used their results to estimate the amount of 'space grease' found in the Milky Way.
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What is…?

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Get ready for Asteroid Day 2018 and find out what is a near-Earth asteroid and why we should care about them
via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos/2018/06/What_is_a_near-Earth_asteroid

New launch date for James Webb Space Telescope

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After completion of an independent review, a new launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced: 30 March 2021.

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