Category: 7. Science
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Why the outer solar system is filled with giant cosmic “snowmen”
For decades, astronomers have tried to understand why so many icy bodies in the outer solar system resemble snowmen, with two rounded sections joined together. Researchers at Michigan State University now report evidence pointing to a…
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Cleaner wrasse show self awareness in stunning mirror experiments
Scientists at Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan have identified a newly documented behavior in cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). When the small reef fish were given access to a mirror, they did more than simply recognize their…
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Young Mars volcano hides a powerful magma engine beneath the surface
Volcanic eruptions that look like single events are often the visible outcome of slow, complicated activity taking place deep underground. Beneath the surface, magma shifts position, changes chemically, and can sit for long stretches before…
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NASA uses Mars Helicopter’s SoC for rover navigation upgrade • The Register
NASA has revealed it repurposed the processor the Perseverance rover used to communicate with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, to help the rolling robot navigate the Red Planet autonomously “for potentially unlimited distances.”
The aerospace…
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Evidence of meteorite impact 6 million years ago identified in Brazil
For the first time in Brazil, scientists have identified a field of tektites, natural glass formed when terrestrial rocks melt following a powerful meteorite impact.Tektites are created when rock liquefied by an impact is ejected into the air,…
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Yeast-driven biomanufacturing in space: synergizing cellular agriculture for sustainable extraterrestrial habitats
Pandith, J. A., Neekhra, S., Ahmad, S. & Sheikh, R. A. Recent developments in space food for exploration missions: a review. Life Sci. Space Res. 36, 123–134, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lssr.2022.09.007 (2023).
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Exploring Alien Atmospheres with New Theory
Searching for life beyond Earth has rapidly advanced in recent years. However, directly imaging an exoplanet and all their incredible features remain elusive given the literal astronomical distances from Earth. Therefore, astronomers…
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James Webb Reveals Uranus’s Aurora in 3D for the First Time – DIY Photography
- James Webb Reveals Uranus’s Aurora in 3D for the First Time DIY Photography
- Webb maps Uranus’s mysterious upper atmosphere European Space Agency
- Scientists take new approach toward Uranus News-Topic
- James Webb Space Telescope Maps Uranus’s…
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NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation
NASA has formally classified Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test as a Type A mishap, the agency’s highest-level incident designation, following the release of an independent investigation into the spacecraft’s troubled 2024…
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