Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), in Chile’s Atacama Desert, will help to obtain answers on the formation and evolution of these exotic environments, as well as the possibility of life there. …read more Source:: Science
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Diving into Earth’s interior helps scientists unravel secrets of diamond formation
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•Understanding the global carbon cycle provides scientists with vital clues about the planet’s habitability. …read more Source:: Science
Missing-link in planet evolution found
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•For the first time ever, astronomers have detected a 1.3 km radius body at the edge of the Solar System. Kilometer sized bodies like the one discovered have been predicted …read more Source:: Science
Mystery orbits in outermost reaches of solar system not caused by ‘Planet Nine’
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•The strange orbits of some objects in the farthest reaches of our solar system, hypothesized by some astronomers to be shaped by an unknown ninth planet, can instead be explained …read more Source:: Science
Waves in Saturn’s rings give precise measurement of planet’s rotation rate
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•Saturn’s distinctive rings were observed in unprecedented detail by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, and scientists have now used those observations to probe the interior of the giant planet and obtain the …read more Source:: Science
Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth 40%
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•Most crops on the planet are plagued by a photosynthetic glitch, and to deal with it, evolved an energy-expensive process called photorespiration that drastically suppresses their yield potential. Researchers reportthat …read more Source:: Science
Earth’s inner core is solid, ‘J waves’ suggest
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•A new study could help us understand how our planet was formed. Scientists report that their research shows that Earth’s inner core is solid — a finding made possible by …read more Source:: Science
Surprising chemical complexity of Saturn’s rings changing planet’s upper atmosphere
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•A new study based on data from the final orbits last year of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows the rings of Saturn — some of the most visually stupendous objects in …read more Source:: Science
Martian moon may have come from impact on home planet
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•Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two tiny satellites, is the darkest moon in the solar system. This dark aspect inspired the hypothesis that the close-orbiting moon may be a captured …read more Source:: Science
Pluto should be reclassified as a planet, experts say
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•The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science