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The solar system could have a giant ice planet

[ad_1] The researchers found evidence that there was once another ice giant like Neptune, sitting between Saturn and Uranus at the edge of the solar system. This would mean that there may have been nine planets in the solar system, or ten if you include Pluto before it was downgraded …

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Solved the mystery of the glacial lake floods

[ad_1] A long-standing mystery in the study of glaciers was recently – and by chance – solved by a team led by astrobiologist and earth scientist Eric Gaidos of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Their findings were published this week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The mystery involves …

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover passes halfway to Mars

[ad_1] NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover reached its midpoint – 146.3 million miles (235.4 million kilometers) – on its journey to Jezero Crater on October 27, 2020, at 1:40 pm PDT (4: 40 EDT). (Credits: NASA / JPL-Caltech) Sometimes half measures can be a good thing, especially on such a …

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