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Juno Reveals a Giant Lava Lake on Io

20th April, 2024

NASA’s Juno spacecraft came within 1,500 km (930 miles) of the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io in two recent flybys. That’s close enough to reveal new details on the surface of this moon, the most volcanic object in the Solar System. Not only did Juno capture volcanic activity, but scientists were also able to create … Continue reading "Juno Reveals a Giant Lava Lake on Io" The post …

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Radiating Exoplanet Discovered in “Perfect Tidal Storm”

20th April, 2024

Can tidal forces cause an exoplanet’s surface to radiate heat? This is what a recent study accepted to The Astronomical Journal hopes to address as a team of international researchers used data collected from ground-based instruments to confirm the existence of a second exoplanet residing within the exoplanetary system, HD 104067, along with using NASA’s … Continue reading "Radiating Ex…

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In New Jersey’s Ancient Rocks, Hunting for Clues to an Earthquake in 2024

17th April, 2024

Geologists are combing the New Jersey countryside for signs of earthquakes past and present.

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Historic court ruling says insufficient climate action violates people’s rights

12th April, 2024

The ruling is binding and unprecedented, and may trickle down to other countries as well.

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Mars

Mars. An alien landscape. But could it – does it – or has it ever supported life?

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Natural disasters

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Lightning

We don’t know what causes lightning, how much of it there is, nor how to predict it. As global temperatures increase, so does lightning; as lightning increases, so do global temperatures. Its impact on atmospheric chemistry is still being explored.

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Geoengineering

Geoengineering the climate would mean venturing into new technology with huge consequences. But what might those consequences be and is there an alternative solution to anthropogenic climate change?

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Ambient chemistry

Chemists are exploring ways to mimic nature’s selective, low-temperature biochemical reactions that make delicate and reactive structures. Previously, chemists had copied high temperature geological reactions.

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Volcanoes

Volcanic eruptions can be hugely devastating events, wiping out towns and villages in the wake of the magma flows or ash clouds.

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Climate change, glacial recession and mammal communities

Saturday 14th of March 2020

Is there a ninth planet in our Solar System?

Thursday 22nd of September 2016

How were Mars’ moons formed?

Friday 1st of July 2016

100,000 Years Later

Saturday 6th of February 2016

Location, Location, Location

Monday 21st of September 2015

Collapsing Ice Shelves

Friday 5th of December 2014

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