Old satellites and spacecraft parts circle Earth long after missions end. Gravity slowly pulls such objects downward. During reentry, heat and pressure can break objects apart, sending fragments across large areas.
Predicting landing zones…
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Lost Ocean May Hold Clues to Central Asia’s Mountain Origins
SciTechDaily highlights that researchers from Adelaide University suggest that a long-lost ocean could explain the formation of Central Asia’s mountains. Their study explores how the disappearance of this ancient ocean…
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Mind Blowing James Webb Photo Shows Star Crumbling Into Dust
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) A new image taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provides an astonishingly close up look of a dying star crumbling into gas and dust —…
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High-resolution geomechanical modeling reveals accelerating infrastructure risks from permafrost degradation in Northern Alaska
Rantanen, M. et al. The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the globe since 1979. Commun. Earth Environ. 3, 168 (2022).
Biskaborn, B. K. et al. Permafrost is warming at a global…
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Encrypted qubits can be cloned and stored in multiple locations – Physics World
Encrypted qubits can be cloned and stored in multiple locations – Physics World