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TESS discovers a rocky planet that glows with molten lava as it"s squeezed by its neighbors

UC Riverside astrophysicist Stephen Kane had to double-check his calculations. He wasn't sure the planet he was studying could be as extreme as it seemed......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagMay 9th, 2024

Astronomers discover a "hot Neptune" in a tight orbit

A Neptune-sized planet, TOI-3261 b, makes a scorchingly close orbit around its host star. Only the fourth object of its kind ever found, the planet could reveal clues as to how planets such as these form......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

Magnetically driven vortices may be generating Earth-size concentrations of hydrocarbon haze at Jupiter"s poles

While Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, University of California, Berkeley, astronomers have discovered equally large spots at the planet's north and south poles that appear and disappear seemingly at r.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

A 4.45 billion-year-old crystal from Mars reveals the planet had water from the beginning

Water is ubiquitous on Earth—about 70% of Earth's surface is covered by the stuff. Water is in the air, on the surface and inside rocks. Geologic evidence suggests water has been stable on Earth since about 4.3 billion years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Study discovers formation of Criegee intermediates from photochemical oxidation of alkenes

Organic peroxy radicals (RO2) and Criegee intermediates (CI, carbonyl oxides) are key reactive species in atmospheric chemistry and play crucial roles in the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA)......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Concern as climate talks stalls on fossil fuels pledge

The failure of UN climate negotiations to double down on a global pledge to move away from planet-heating fossil fuels on Sunday was decried by experts as a "worrying" setback to global progress on curbing warming......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Earth bids farewell to its temporary "mini moon" that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon

Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a "mini moon" for the past two months......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Chimps are upping their tool game, says study

"Planet of the Apes" may have been onto something......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 24th, 2024

Apple TV+ renewed Jon Hamm’s Your Friends and Neighbors for a second season before the first season aired

Your Friends and Neighbors doesn't debut until April, so its renewal suggests that Apple is quite confident in it......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 23rd, 2024

Oldest direct evidence of hot water activity on Mars found

New Curtin University-led research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its past......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 23rd, 2024

Neanderthal adhesive manufacturing site found in Gibraltar cave

Cut into a Gibraltar cliff face overlooking the Alboran Sea, a cave opening leads back in time to one of the earliest manufacturing sites on the planet—a Neanderthal-built tar distillation oven hidden for 65,000 years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it"s taking a costly toll on the planet and on millions of young customers

Fast fashion is everywhere—in just about every mall, in the feeds of influencers on social media promoting overconsumption, and in ads constantly popping up online......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

I traveled 8,000 miles to get an Android phone unlike any I’ve used before

A recent work trip saw me travel 8,000-plus miles to India and get hands-on time with the Lava Agni 3 — a phone unlike any other I've used this year......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Southeast Asia coastline research highlights the pressures human activities place on tropical marine ecosystems

The tropical coastlines of Southeast Asia are home to some of the most important and biodiverse marine ecosystems on the planet. However, they are also among its most vulnerable, with areas of coral reefs, mangrove forests and seagrass beds under inc.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

COP29: Only by returning carbon to the ground is net zero truly possible

Negotiations at the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are entering their second week after things got off to a rocky start......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Life in the world"s deepest seas: The challenge of finding 1,000 new marine species by 2030

Oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface, but despite their immense size and impact on the planet, we know very little about them. While many of us might associate the sea with relaxing holidays on tropical beaches, the ocean is nothing but cold, dark.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Young planet discovery could provide new insight into planet formation

The detection of a giant planet that transits a very young star is reported in Nature. The findings indicate that this is the youngest transiting planet found to date......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Could Ocean Engineering Pull Carbon from the Atmosphere as a Last Resort against Climate Change?

Changing the ocean’s chemical and biological makeup could force it to pull vast amounts of planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere. But is that a line we want to cross?.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

In southern India"s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests

Scattered groves of native trees, flowers and the occasional prehistoric burial ground are squeezed between hundreds of thousands of tea shrubs in southern India's Nilgiris region—a gateway to a time before colonization and the commercial growing o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

The new Mars landing approach: How we"ll land large payloads on the Red Planet

Back in 2007, I talked with Rob Manning, engineer extraordinaire at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he told me something shocking. Even though he had successfully led the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) teams for three Mars rover missions, he sa.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Empowering people, saving the planet: A case for direct democracy

A new study by Prof. Yacov Tsur from the Department of Environmental Economics and Management at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem offers valuable insights into the relationship between democracy's attributes and greenhouse gas emissions. Using a co.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024