Science

The moon contains more water than previously thought

[ad_1] The moon can hold water in more places and in greater quantities than scientists have suggested in the past. The finding is based on two studies – published in Nature Astonomy – who looked at new data from the US space agency NASA. The discovery could be important for …

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Ice loss to add 0.4 degrees Celsius to global temperatures: study

[ad_1] Ice loss from the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets is accelerating and is already surpassing what scientists until recently believed to be the worst melting scenarios. The loss of billions of tons of ice from Earth’s frozen spaces risks raising global temperatures by another 0.4 degrees Celsius, according …

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Rising sea levels don’t mean the end of sandy beaches

[ad_1] The Services Club in 2016 in Collaroy, which, unlike most Australian beaches, has developments along the coast that prevent the beach from retreating. Above: the beach near Wetherill Street. Credit: Professor Andrew Short However, beaches backed by low coastal plains, shallow lagoons, salt flats and dunes, as is the …

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NASA’s Perseverance rover is halfway to Mars

[ad_1] This illustration of the Mars 2020 spacecraft in interplanetary space was generated using images from NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System. The image comes from the midpoint of the mission between Earth and Mars. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission has amassed many flight miles …

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