Unexpected rain on sun links two solar mysteries

Written by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

For five months in mid 2017, Emily Mason did the same thing every day. Arriving to her office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, she sat at her desk, opened up her computer, and stared at images of the Sun — all day, every day.

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Japanese probe likely to have ‘bombed’ an asteroid

Written by Paul Rincon

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Image caption Artwork: Scientists want to retrieve a pristine sample of material from the crater

The Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft is thought to have detonated an explosive charge on the asteroid it is exploring.

The idea was to create an artificial crater on the object known as Ryugu.

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The new ‘Landfill Site’

Written by Dr Klaus L E Kaiser

Orbiter.ch Space News: The number of space debris reached ...

It’s nothing new. Landfill sites are filling up, faster than ever, with all kinds of debris. Just about everywhere. How did it come to that? Blame the “Greens” and the “Authorities.”

Why, you ask?

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New Yorkers brace for self-cloning Asian longhorned tick

Written by Columbia University

A new study maps out the increase and spread of the Asian longhorned tick, a new species identified last summer in Westchester and Staten island. What’s particularly alarming is that the tick is notorious for its ability to quickly clone itself through asexual reproduction, or reproduce sexually, laying 1,000-2,000 eggs at a time.

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Thought Provoking by Definition

Written by Joseph A Olson PE

The basic purpose of science is to ask and attempt to answer questions. Seldom is the answer obvious or simple.

The Earth’s climate is the final visible result of a large number of complex nuclear, chemical, geological and astronomical forces.

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New CO2 Science: From Climate Demon to Saint

Written by John O'Sullivan

A huge volcano in Iceland may be getting ready to erupt - Vox

The new millenium is seeing revolutionary change in our understanding of carbon dioxide (CO2). Once the demon global warming gas, scientists are increasingly accepting they got that wrong. We examine some of the astonishing developments.

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