Jupiter’s moon Europa is on the short list of places in our solar system seen as promising in the search for life beyond Earth, with a large subsurface ocean thought to be hidden under an outer shell of ice. But new research is raising…
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ESA – Sandblasting on Mars
Science & Exploration 07/01/2026
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0 likesMartian winds can have quite an impact. ESA’s Mars Express has spotted them whipping up sand grains and acting as a cosmic sandblaster, carving…
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Advancing thermoplastic composites for transportation with low-temperature plasma
Thermoplastic composites could transform aviation and automotive industries with their unique combination of lightweight strength, durability and recyclability. These properties can enable faster and more energy-efficient vehicles and more…
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NASA confirms first starless, dark matter-dominated object in universe
NASA scientists have identified what they describe as the universe’s first confirmed example of a starless, gas-rich object dominated by dark matter, shedding new light on how galaxies form.
The finding, detailed Monday on NASA’s official…
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The Sky Today on Wednesday, January 7: Europa transits Jupiter – Astronomy Magazine
- The Sky Today on Wednesday, January 7: Europa transits Jupiter Astronomy Magazine
- Little to no active faulting likely at Europa’s seafloor today Nature
- Jupiter’s moon Europa lacks the undersea activity needed to support life, study suggests
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The Sky Today on Wednesday, January 7: Europa transits Jupiter
Catch a last moon-and-shadow transit before Jupiter reaches opposition, with Europa’s shadow leading it across the disk.
By midnight CST on January…
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Why scientists are worried that Greenland’s Prudhoe ice dome could melt away – again
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Scientists warn that it is “only a matter of time” until Greenland’s Prudhoe Dome starts to melt…
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Congress Plans to Mostly Buck Trump’s NSF, NASA, Energy Cuts
Congressional appropriators aren’t planning to go along with Trump’s huge proposed NSF cut.
Federal lawmakers…
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Exploding comet may have wiped out mammoths and other enormous Ice Age mammals
12,900 years ago, the Northern Hemisphere entered an abrupt cold period known as the Younger Dryas. This glacial interval didn’t last long, just 1,200 years, but it coincided with the extinction of many large, iconic megafauna that lived in…
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