The dust that coats much of the surface of Mars originates largely from a single thousand-kilometer-long geological formation near the Red Planet’s equator. …read more Source:: Science
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Organics on Ceres may be more abundant than originally thought
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•A new analysis of data from NASA’s Dawn mission suggests that organic matter may exist in surprisingly high concentrations on the dwarf planet’s surface. …read more Source:: Science
Fueling a deep-sea ecosystem
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•Miles beneath the ocean’s surface in the dark abyss, vast communities of subseafloor microbes at deep-sea hot springs are converting chemicals into energy that allows deep-sea life to survive — …read more Source:: Science
Spider glue research resolves sticky problem
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•Ever wonder why paint peels off the wall during summer’s high humidity? Interfacial water, as it’s known, forms a slippery and non-adhesive layer between the glue and the surface to …read more Source:: Science
On second thought, the Moon’s water may be widespread and immobile
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•A new analysis of data from two lunar missions finds evidence that the Moon’s water is widely distributed across the surface and is not confined to a particular region or …read more Source:: Science
Astronomers produce first detailed images of surface of giant star
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•An international team of astronomers has produced the first detailed images of the surface of a giant star outside our solar system, revealing a nearly circular, dust-free atmosphere with complex …read more Source:: Science
Lava or not, exoplanet 55 Cancri e likely to have atmosphere
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•Twice as big as Earth, the super-Earth 55 Cancri e was thought to have lava flows on its surface. Now, a new analysis finds this planet likely has an atmosphere …read more Source:: Science
How a ‘shadow zone’ traps the world’s oldest ocean water
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•New research has revealed why the oldest water in the ocean in the North Pacific has remained trapped in a shadow zone around 2km below the sea surface for over …read more Source:: Science
How flu shot manufacturing forces influenza to mutate
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•The common practice of growing influenza vaccine components in chicken eggs disrupts the major antibody target site on the virus surface, rendering the flu vaccine less effective in humans. …read more Source:: Science
Old Faithful’s geological heart revealed
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•Scientists have mapped the near-surface geology around Old Faithful, revealing the reservoir of heated water that feeds the geyser’s surface vent and how the ground shaking behaves in between eruptions. …read more Source:: Science