Much of Earth’s nitrogen was locally sourced
Where did Earth’s nitrogen come from? Rice University scientists show one primordial source of the indispensable building block for life was close to home.
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SPACE/PLANETARY SCIENCE
Astronomers dissect the anatomy of planetary nebulae using Hubble Space Telescope images
Images of two iconic planetary nebulae taken by the Hubble Space Telescope are revealing new information about how they develop their dramatic features.
Read moreNASA explores solar wind with new view of small sun structures
Scientists have combined NASA data and cutting-edge image processing to gain new insight into the solar structures that create the
Read moreTesting the waters: Analyzing different solid states of water on other planets and moons
Scientists develop theoretical models to predict the presence of clathrate hydrates outside Earth, shedding light on the evolution of other atmospheres
Read moreMystery of Martian glaciers revealed
Research shows Mars had as many as six to 20 ice ages during the past 300-800 million years
Read moreSolar activity reconstructed over a millennium
What goes on in the sun can only be observed indirectly. Sunspots, for instance, reveal the degree of solar activity
Read moreDebris-covered glaciers on Mars formed over multiple glaciations
High-resolution imaging of the surface of Mars suggests that debris-covered glacier deposits formed during multiple punctuated episodes of ice accumulation
Read moreStudy: X-Rays surrounding ‘Magnificent 7’ may be traces of sought-after particle
Researchers say they may have found proof of theorized axions, and possibly dark matter, around group of neutron stars
Read moreHubble pinpoints supernova blast
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed the supernova remnant named 1E 0102.2-7219. Researchers are using Hubble’s imagery of the
Read moreMapping our sun’s backyard
Astronomers and citizen scientists produce the most complete 3D map of cool brown dwarfs in the Sun’s neighborhood
Read moreGiant 2D atlas of the universe helps dark energy spectroscopic survey
The Beijing-Arizona Sky Survey (BASS) team of National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) and their collaborators of
Read moreGalaxies hit single, doubles, and triple (growing black holes)
When three galaxies collide, what happens to the huge black holes at the centers of each? A new study using
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