The planet Mercury is being pelted regularly by bits of dust from an ancient comet, a new study has concluded. This has a discernible effect in the planet’s tenuous atmosphere …read more Source:: Science
Day: November 10, 2015
Mars’ moon Phobos is slowly falling apart
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•The long, shallow grooves lining the surface of Phobos are likely early signs of the structural failure that will ultimately destroy this moon of Mars. …read more Source:: Science
Simpler way to define what makes a planet
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•A professor of planetary astronomy has described a simple ‘planet test’ that can be readily applied to bodies orbiting the sun and other stars. According to this new test, all …read more Source:: Science
Creating a wide variety of new holograms
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•Researchers have developed techniques that can be used to create ideal geometric phase holograms for any kind of optical pattern — a significant advance over the limitations of previous techniques. …read more Source:: Science
Linux hit by crypto-ransomware – but attackers botch private key
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•Attackers are demanding one Bitcoin from web admins to unlock files infected by a new ransomware variant for Linux machines. …read more Source:: Linux
Mountains on Pluto believed to be ice volcanoes, scientists say
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Scientists have discovered what appear to be ice-spewing volcanoes on the surface of Pluto, raising questions about how the tiny, distant world has been so …read more Source:: UKScienceNews