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News and Articles covering Early Earth Core, Earth Magnetic field reversals, Earth Atmosphere, Ozone Layer, Earth’s Iron Sulfur Saltwater Quartz crystals, Planetary Oceans, Aurora, Mantle, Giant Asteroids, Acid Rain
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Oct 20, 2019Earth-like planets may be common in the universe, a new UCLA study implies. The team of astrophysicists and geochemists presents new evidence that the Earth is not unique.
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Oct 18, 2019Comets screaming through the atmosphere of early Earth at tens of thousands of miles per hour likely contained measurable amounts of protein-forming amino acids. Upon impact, these amino acids self-assembled into significantly larger nitrogen-containing aromatic structures that are likely constituents of polymeric biomaterials.
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Nov 12, 2018How light reflected by vegetation, varying through time, is a strong biosignature.
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Nov 8, 2018Earth’s water may have originated from both asteroidal material and gas left over from the formation of the Sun, according to new research.
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Nov 5, 2018Tides acting in conjunction with life could influence the rotation of planets .
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Oct 15, 2018A purple-pigmented molecule could have been the first to turn sunlight into metabolic energy.
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Oct 14, 2018Geological constraints could have influenced the evolution of life.
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Oct 6, 2018Researchers have developed a new way to remotely measure Earth's magnetic field--by zapping a layer of sodium atoms floating 100 kilometres above the planet with lasers on the ground.
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Sep 24, 2018A typical desk globe is designed to be a geometric sphere and to rotate smoothly when you spin it. Our actual planet is far less perfect — in both shape and in rotation. Earth is not a perfect sphere. When it rotates on its spin
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Aug 21, 2018A study on past reversals of Earth’s magnetic field has found that a rapid shift occurred within two centuries.