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October 15, 2020 Earl

Amino acid found in the atmosphere of Venus

Amino acids are considered to be prime ingredients in chemistry, leading to life. Glycine is the simplest amino acid and
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October 6, 2020 Earl

Comparison of images with and without Adaptive Optics

Adaptive optics control the surfaces of a telescope’s optic – often the main mirror – to take into account the
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September 22, 2020 Earl

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet Data from Southwest Research Institute-led instruments
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September 8, 2020 Earl

Mars’ Twin Peaks – Super-Resolution Image From Mars Pathfinder

NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission landed on the Red Planet on July 4, 1997. It’s tiny rover, named Sojourner after abolitionist Sojourner Truth,
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September 4, 2020 Earl

Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids

Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids Time capsules from the birth of our Solar System more than 4
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September 4, 2020 Earl

The Moon Is Rusting, and Researchers Want to Know Why

The Moon Is Rusting, and Researchers Want to Know Why While our Moon is airless, research indicates the presence of
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September 3, 2020 Earl

Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained

Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained Not only has the discovery of eoxplanets throughout our galaxy provided
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August 31, 2020 Earl

This Is The Most Exciting Crisis in Cosmology

For as long as there has been a Universe, space has been expanding. It winked into existence roughly 13.8 billion
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August 26, 2020 Earl

The First Gamma-Ray Pulsar Confirmed by the People

The First Gamma-Ray Pulsar Confirmed by the People Gamma ray pulars werep discovered a little while ago, and
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August 24, 2020 Earl

Space Mission and Science News | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Space Mission and Science News | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory The last time we saw NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance
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October 15, 2020 Astronomy / Venus

Amino acid found in the atmosphere of Venus

Amino acids are considered to be prime ingredients in chemistry, leading to life. Glycine is the simplest amino acid and

October 6, 2020 Uncategorized

Comparison of images with and without Adaptive Optics

Adaptive optics control the surfaces of a telescope’s optic – often the main mirror – to take into account the

September 22, 2020 Solar System

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet

SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet Data from Southwest Research Institute-led instruments

September 8, 2020 Mars

Mars’ Twin Peaks – Super-Resolution Image From Mars Pathfinder

NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission landed on the Red Planet on July 4, 1997. It’s tiny rover, named Sojourner after abolitionist Sojourner Truth,

September 4, 2020 Solar System

Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids

Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids Time capsules from the birth of our Solar System more than 4

September 4, 2020 Moon

The Moon Is Rusting, and Researchers Want to Know Why

The Moon Is Rusting, and Researchers Want to Know Why While our Moon is airless, research indicates the presence of