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A Young Surface on Vesta
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
11/02/12 |
| Summary: New data shows that a form of weathering that occurs on airless bodies like the Moon does not alter the surface of Vesta in the same way. |
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Titan Glows in the Dark
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| Topic: Titan |
11/02/12 |
| Summary: Cassini has captured images showing how Titan glows dimly in the dark. Light is emitted when charged particles bang into nitrogen molecules in the moon's dense atmosphere. The data is a glimpse into the processes behind the natural organic chemistry factory that exists on the unique moon. |
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Curiosity's First Soil Results
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| Topic: Mars |
11/01/12 |
| Summary: Initial experiments from Curiosity show that the mineralogy of martian soil is similar to weathered volcanic soils in Hawaii. |
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Vision Evolved Only Once in Animals?
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
10/31/12 |
| Summary: A new study provides a detailed picture of how opsins evolved. Opsins are light-sensitive molecules found in photoreceptor cells of the retina. |
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A Visão Evoluiu Apenas Uma Vez em Animais?
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
10/31/12 |
| Summary: Um novo estudo provém um retrato detalhado de como as opsinas evoluíram. Opsinas são moléculas sensíveis à luz encontradas em células fotorreceptoras da retina. |
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Could the Next Rover Come From Canada?
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
10/30/12 |
| Summary: The Canadian Space Agency, well known for robotics, is building five new rover prototypes for future lunar and Mars missions. |
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Studying Saturn's Super Storm
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| Topic: Saturn |
10/29/12 |
| Summary: The Cassini spacecraft and two ground-based telescopes have provided the first look at the aftermath of Saturn's ‘Great Springtime Storm' |
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