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Moon may be much older than thought because of ‘remelting’ surface | Science, Climate & Tech News
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The moon may be much older than previously thought, according to a new study. Planetary scientists believe the moon’s surface may have “remelted” around 4.35 billion years ago, masking much older lunar features beneath. The moon is thought to have formed when Earth collided with a Mars-sized protoplanet, a rock in the early stages of…
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Private mission to moon to pave way for humanity’s return to lunar surface | Science, Climate & Tech News
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A private mission to the moon will launch next month to pave the way for humanity’s return to the lunar surface. Ghost Riders in the Sky – the mission name chosen by US start-up Firefly Aerospace – will target a landing in the Sea of Crisis, a dark patch the size of Britain on the…
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First UK military spy satellite launched that captures daytime images of Earth’s surface | UK News
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The first UK military satellite which can capture daytime images and videos of the Earth’s surface has successfully launched into space. The “cutting-edge” satellite – named Tyche – is part of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme that aims to support military operations as well as natural disaster and environmental monitoring, mapping information development, and…
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Mars could have enough water stored underground to cover the planet’s surface, scientists say | Science & Tech News
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Scientists say there could be water on Mars underground, and more than enough to fill the planet’s oceans. Scientists from California universities San Diego and Berkeley say evidence suggests there is a large reservoir of liquid water under the planet’s surface. Using data from NASA’s InSight lander – which carried out a four-year-long mission that…
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Solar storms and Mars: Rare giant explosions on sun’s surface could help NASA find out how to live on Red Planet | Science & Tech News
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NASA is preparing for an “unprecedented opportunity” to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on Mars. The sun is entering a period of peak activity called solar maximum, which occurs roughly every 11 years. During this period, giant explosions erupt on the sun’s surface – including solar flares and coronal mass…
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Iceland volcano: As Reykjanes peninsula erupts after weeks of activity, what is happening under the surface? | World News
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Iceland has been forged by the heat of the Earth’s core. The molten rock that sat 800 metres below the fishing village of Grindavik has finally spewed out of fissures in the ground, after nearly two months of activity. The Icelandic Met Office said in the early hours of Tuesday that the eruptive fissure is…
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Iceland braces for volcanic eruption: As state of emergency is declared, what is happening under the surface? | World News
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Iceland has been forged by the heat of the Earth’s core. The molten rock that now sits 800 metres below the fishing village of Grindavik is expected to reach the surface within days, the latest in a long history of eruptions. Around 4,000 inhabitants were evacuated in the early hours of Saturday after a swarm…
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Earth moves closer to Anthropocene epoch as surface shows indelible impact of human activity | Science & Tech News
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Scientists are a step closer to officially declaring a new geological time period that marks the start of humanity’s irreversible impact on the planet. How to define the start of the Anthropocene epoch, which would need to be visible in layers of rock in millions of years’ time, has proved controversial. Although humans began to…