Lava planets are rocky exoplanets that orbit so close to their host star that their dayside is hot enough to melt silicate rock.
Boukaré et al. introduce a simple theoretical framework to describe the evolution of the coupled…
Category: 2. Space
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Scientists May Have Solved a Puzzling Space Rock Mystery That Could Change Our Understanding of How Life Began
Although carbon-rich asteroids are common in space, they account for less than 5% of the meteorites that reach Earth. To unravel this mystery, an international team of scientists launched a global investigation. A global team of scientists may…
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Space Force selects five firms for ‘Protected Tactical Satcom’ design contracts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has awarded contracts to five companies to develop satellite communications concepts for a new geostationary constellation, the service announced July 28.
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NASA Selects Firefly for New Artemis Science, Tech Delivery to Moon
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, $176.7 million to deliver two rovers and three scientific instruments to the lunar surface as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis…
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Underground Microbial Life Could Survive on Mars, Europa and Enceladus Using Cosmic Rays
Radiolysis induced by Galactic cosmic rays could provide a viable energy source for microbial metabolism in the subsurface environments of rocky planetary objects such as Mars, Europa and Enceladus, according to new research led by New York…
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Astronomers Stunned As Mysterious Flare Repeats From Same Black Hole Two Years Later
A new discovery challenges the previously accepted understanding of how stars interact with black holes. While it’s often said that lightning never strikes the same place twice, black holes seem to defy that rule. A team of astronomers, led by…
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Adam and Hirsa Present Research on the Ring-Sheared Drop
Researchers across Space Biology and Physical Sciences come together for a special presentation at the May PSI Users Group.
The Ring-Sheared Drop (RSD) is a Microgravity Science Glovebox experiment that launched in July 2019 to the ISS to…
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NASA Drop Test Supports Safer Air Taxi Designs
As the aviation industry works to design air taxis and other new electric aircraft, there’s a growing need to understand how the materials behave. That’s why NASA is investigating potential air taxi materials and designs to best protect…
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