New research paints an intricate picture of Earth’s mantle as a geochemically diverse mosaic, far different from the relatively uniform lavas that eventually reach the surface. …read more Source:: Science
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Water found in samples from asteroid Itokawa
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•Cosmochemists have made the first-ever measurements of water contained in samples from the surface of an asteroid. …read more Source:: Science
The space rock that hit the moon at 61,000 kilometers an hour
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•Observers watching January’s total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as a meteorite hit the lunar surface. Astronomers now think the space rock collided with …read more Source:: Science
Weird, wild gravity of asteroid Bennu
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•New research is revealing the Alice in Wonderland-like physics that govern gravity near the surface of the asteroid Bennu. …read more Source:: Science
Water-bearing minerals on asteroid Bennu
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•Astronomers have discovered evidence of abundant water-bearing minerals on the surface of the near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu. Using early spectral data from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft orbiting the asteroid, the team …read more Source:: Science
NASA’s Opportunity rover mission on Mars comes to end
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•One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA’s Opportunity rover mission is at an end after almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars and helping …read more Source:: Science
How the brain responds to texture
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•New research by neuroscientists shows that as neurons process information about texture from the skin, they each respond differently to various features of a surface, creating a high-dimensional representation of …read more Source:: Science
First evidence of gigantic remains from star explosions
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•Astrophysicists have found the first ever evidence of gigantic remains being formed from repeated explosions on the surface of a dead star in the Andromeda Galaxy, 2.5 million light years …read more Source:: Science
Antarctic ice shelf ‘sings’ as winds whip across its surface
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•Winds blowing across snow dunes on Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf cause the massive ice slab’s surface to vibrate, producing a near-constant set of seismic ‘tones’ scientists could potentially use to …read more Source:: Science
Eco-friendly nanoparticles for artificial photosynthesis
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•Researchers have developed a nanoparticle type for novel use in artificial photosynthesis by adding zinc sulfide on the surface of indium-based quantum dots. These quantum dots produce clean hydrogen fuel …read more Source:: Science