A new study finds that Earth’s water may have come from materials that were present in the inner solar system at the time the planet formed — instead of far-reaching …read more Source:: Science
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Researchers track slowly splitting ‘dent’ in Earth’s magnetic field
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•Earth’s magnetic field acts like a protective shield around the planet, repelling and trapping charged particles from the Sun. But over South America and the southern Atlantic Ocean, an unusually …read more Source:: Science
Scientists discover volcanoes on Venus are still active
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•A new study identified 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus. The study provides some of the best evidence yet that Venus is still a geologically active planet. …read more Source:: Science
New study estimates the odds of life and intelligence emerging beyond our planet
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•Despite knowing when life first appeared on Earth, scientists still do not understand how life occurred, which has important implications for the likelihood of finding life elsewhere in the universe. …read more Source:: Science
Earth-size, habitable-zone planet found hidden in early NASA Kepler data
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•A reanalysis of data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope has revealed an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star’s habitable zone, the area around a star where a rocky planet could …read more Source:: Science
Almost alien: Antarctic subglacial lakes are cold, dark and full of secrets
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•More than half of the planet’s fresh water is in Antarctica. While most of it is frozen in the ice sheets, underneath the ice pools and streams of water flow …read more Source:: Science
Earth formed much faster than previously thought, new study shows
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•By measuring iron isotopes, researchers have shown that our planet originally formed much faster than previously thought. This finding provides new insights on both planetary formation and the likelihood of …read more Source:: Science
Scientists find iron ‘snow’ in Earth’s core
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•The Earth’s inner core is hot, under immense pressure and ‘snow’-capped, according to new research that could help scientists better understand forces that affect the entire planet. The snow is …read more Source:: Science
Bacteria may contribute more to climate change as planet heats up
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•As bacteria adapt to hotter temperatures, they speed up their respiration rate and release more carbon, potentially accelerating climate change. …read more Source:: Science
Saturn surpasses Jupiter after the discovery of 20 new moons
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•Move over Jupiter; Saturn is the new moon king. A team has found 20 new moons orbiting Saturn. This brings the ringed planet’s total number of moons to 82, surpassing …read more Source:: Science