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Deltas and Canyons on Mars Hint at Ocean That Covered Half the Planet

Mars today is a frozen, dusty desert. But if you look deep inside Valles Marineris, the largest canyon system on Mars and in ...
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Thundereggs Are Nature’s “Loot Boxes” and Can Hold Hold Geological Masterpieces Inside

Thundereggs look like regular rocks from the outside, but contain intricate and colorful mineral patterns inside — often made ...
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About 15,000 satellites are circling Earth — and they’re disrupting the sky

There are about 15,000 artificial satellites currently circling Earth, with most residing in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The ...
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Mysterious Bar Spotted In Famous Ring Nebula Leaves Scientists Scratching Their Heads

Astronomers found an iron bar in the Ring Nebula that doesn't match any known stellar phenomenon. Scientists can't explain ...

Ring Nebula: What is mysterious iron 'bar' in space?

Researchers have discovered a strange shape within a well-known nebula, which has offered a potential insight into the fate ...

What deep sea mud is revealing about giant earthquakes along the Pacific Coast

Marine turbidites are layers of mud and sand deposited on the deep ocean floor by massive underwater landslides and are often ...
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Volcanoes had lower greenhouse gas emissions in Earth's past

Eruptions from volcanic arcs, found where tectonic plates converge, are one of the major drivers of natural carbon emissions, ...

The way Earth’s surface moves has a bigger impact on shifting the climate than we knew

Earth has experienced many icehouse and greenhouse climates. A new study shows how they connect to plate tectonics.

Geoscientists use satellite data to determine how water shapes the land

What's the shape of water? In 2022, NASA launched the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to answer this ...