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A new way to measure the turbulence of large planets and exoplanets

[ad_1] Two gas giants Jupiter and Saturn are harsh and turbulent places. Their turbulence produces cascades of energy, a non-linear energy transfer between different scales of motion. These are as crucial to understanding planetary dynamics as the cardiovascular system is to understanding the human body. But there is no reliable …

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The Chinese probe completes the lunar sampling

[ad_1] Issued on: 12/03/2020 – 08:44Modified: 12/03/2020 – 08:43 Beijing (AFP) A Chinese space probe sent to collect material from an unexplored part of the moon has completed its mission and is preparing to send back the world’s first lunar samples in four decades, Beijing said Thursday. China has invested …

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The Chinese probe completes the lunar sampling

[ad_1] Issued on: 12/03/2020 – 08:44Modified: 12/03/2020 – 08:43 Beijing (AFP) A Chinese space probe sent to collect material from an unexplored part of the moon has completed its mission and is preparing to send back the world’s first lunar samples in four decades, Beijing said Thursday. China has invested …

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China lands on the moon while Musk wants Mars in six years

[ad_1] Chang’e 5 lands on the moon. Image: CNSA / CLEP Luxembourg, 2 December 2020. – China successfully landed an unmanned spacecraft on the moon as Elon Musk speeds up his schedules to send humans to Mars. China landed its Chang’e-5 probe, which it launched at the end of November, …

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Endangered species of flightless birds

[ad_1] University of Gothenburg Bird species that have lost the ability to fly through evolution have become extinct more often than birds that have retained their ability to fly, according to new research from the University of Gothenburg. Today we know that human influence on the environment has caused the …

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