When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind careens onto the moon’s surface at 450 kilometers per second (or nearly 1 million miles per hour), they enrich …read more Source:: Science
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‘Metallic wood’ has the strength of titanium and the density of water
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•Researchers have built a sheet of nickel with nanoscale pores that make it as strong as titanium but four to five times lighter. …read more Source:: Science
Far fewer lakes below the East Antarctic Ice Sheet than previously believed
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•Researchers recently assessed subglacial lakes detected by satellite, and found very little water. But if that’s the case, what is the source of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet’s massive ice …read more Source:: Science
Evidence of outburst flooding indicates plentiful water on early Mars
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•The presence of water on Mars has been theorized for centuries. Early telescopes revealed ice caps, and early astronomers noted channels that were hypothesized to be natural rivers or creature-created …read more Source:: Science
New, highly stable catalyst may help turn water into fuel
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•Breaking the bonds between oxygen and hydrogen in water could be a key to the creation of hydrogen in a sustainable manner, but finding an economically viable technique for this …read more Source:: Science
Ancient Mars had right conditions for underground life, new research suggests
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•A new study shows that the breakdown of water molecules trapped in ancient Martian rocks likely produced enough chemical energy to sustain microorganisms for hundreds of millions of years beneath …read more Source:: Science
Water-worlds are common: Exoplanets may contain vast amounts of water
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•Scientists have shown that water is likely to be a major component of those exoplanets (planets orbiting other stars) which are between two to four times the size of Earth. …read more Source:: Science
Astronomers observe cosmic steam jets and molecules galore
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•A team of scientists using the highest-frequency capabilities of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has uncovered jets of warm water vapor streaming away from a newly forming star. The …read more Source:: Science
Marine mammals lack functional gene to defend against popular pesticide
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•As marine mammals evolved to make water their primary habitat, they lost the ability to make a protein that defends humans and other land-dwelling mammals from the neurotoxic effects of …read more Source:: Science
There and back again: Mantle xenon has a story to tell
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•Volatiles — such as water, carbon dioxide and the noble gases — come out of the earth’s interior through volcanism and may be injected into the mantle from the atmosphere, …read more Source:: Science