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Space: Exploration
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Astronomers show how terrain evolves on icy comets - Astronomers Show How Terrain Evolves on Icy Comets      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

With an eye toward a possible return mission years in the future, Cornell University astronomers hav...

Space: Structures and Features
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Sculpted by starlight: A meteorite witness to the solar system's birth - Sculpted by Starlight: A Meteorite Witness to the Solar System's Birth      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists knew a burst of UV light left its mark on our solar system. Now they know the source of t...

Space: The Solar System
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New mineral discovered in moon meteorite - New Mineral Discovered in Moon Meteorite: Implications for Lunar Geology      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The high-pressure mineral Donwilhelmsite, recently discovered in the lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 00...

Geoscience: Earthquakes Geoscience: Geology
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Deep earthquakes could reveal secrets of the Earth's mantle - Deep Earthquakes: Unveiling the Secrets of the Earth's Mantle      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study suggests there may be a layer of surprisingly fluid rock ringing the Earth, at the very ...

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
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Speed of sound used to measure elasticity of materials - Speed of Sound Used to Measure Elasticity of Materials      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have devised a revolutionary new technique for measuring the microscopic elasticity of m...

Space: The Solar System
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Image-based navigation could help spacecraft safely land on the moon - Image-Based Navigation: A Revolutionary Way to Safely Land on the Moon      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Engineers have demonstrated how a series of lunar images can be used to infer the direction that a s...

Geoscience: Landslides
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Ancient landslide destroyed area size of Cincinnati - Ancient Landslide Destroyed Area Size of Cincinnati      (via sciencedaily.com) 

University of Cincinnati geologists reconstructed a massive landslide in Nevada that wiped out an ar...

Geoscience: Geomagnetic Storms
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South Atlantic anomalies existed 8 - 11 million years ago - South Atlantic Anomalies Existed 8-11 Million Years Ago      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Research has revealed that strange behavior of the magnetic field in the South Atlantic region exist...

Geoscience: Volcanoes
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Volcanic super eruptions are millions of years in the making -- followed by swift surge - Volcanic Super Eruptions: The Slow Build-Up and Swift Surge      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have discovered that super-eruptions occur when huge accumulations of magma deep in the...

Geoscience: Volcanoes
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The weird musical dynamics of a lava lake on Kilauea volcano - The Weird Musical Dynamics of a Lava Lake on Kilauea Volcano      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Before its big burst in 2018, Kilauea spent ten years erupting more gently. Research gives new insig...

Space: The Solar System
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Shining a light on Moon’s oldest geologic imprints - Shining a Light on Moon's Oldest Geologic Imprints      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research has found the Moon may have been subjected to much greater impacts from asteroids and o...