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Antarctic ice melts faster, scientists say

[ad_1] A group of chinstrap penguins huddle atop an iceberg floating near Antarctica’s Lemaire Channel. UESLEI MARCELINO / REUTERS According to an annual report released on Friday, Chinese scientists found that Antarctica’s ice shelves, particularly those on its northernmost peninsula, melted at an accelerating rate from 1999 to 2019. Climate …

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Antarctic ice melts faster, scientists say

[ad_1] A group of chinstrap penguins huddle atop an iceberg floating near Antarctica’s Lemaire Channel. UESLEI MARCELINO / REUTERS According to an annual report released on Friday, Chinese scientists found that Antarctica’s ice shelves, particularly those on its northernmost peninsula, melted at an accelerating rate from 1999 to 2019. Climate …

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Soyuz rocket ready for launch from French Guiana – Spaceflight Now

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[ad_1] If you’d like to see more articles like this, please support our space program coverage by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can further expand and improve our reach. Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Soyuz rocket …

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China’s Chang’e-5 probe slows down again – China.org.cn

[ad_1] China’s Chang’e-5 spacecraft braked a second time at 8:23 pm on Sunday (Beijing time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). After deceleration, the spacecraft began flying in a near-circular orbit from an elliptical path around the moon, CNSA said. In the next phase, the spacecraft’s lander-ascender combination …

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Two distinctly different liquid states of water: ScienceDaily

[ad_1] Using X-ray lasers, Stockholm University researchers were able to track the transformation between two distinct different liquid states of water, both of which consist of H2O molecules. At about -63 degrees centigrade the two liquids exist at different pressure regimes with a density difference of 20%. By rapidly varying …

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