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June 09, 2015

Atmospheric signs of volcanic activity could aid search for life
Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 09, 2015
Planets with volcanic activity are considered better candidates for life than worlds without such heated internal goings-on. Now, graduate students at the University of Washington have found a way to detect volcanic activity in the atmospheres of exoplanets, or those outside our solar system, when they transit, or pass in front of their host stars. Their findings, published in the June issue of the journal Astrobiology, could aid the process of choosing worlds to study for possible life and even o ... read more

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				Hubble in 'Oh Planet, What Art Thou?' 25th Anniversary Video When Hubble was launched in 1990, the only planets we knew about were those orbiting our own sun. Since then, astronomers using both space-based telescopes such as NASA's Kepler observatory and grou ... more		Astronomers discover a young solar system around a nearby star An international team led by Thayne Currie of the Subaru Telescope and using the Gemini South telescope, has discovered a young planetary system that shares remarkable similarities to our own early ... more

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Ultraviolet study reveals surprises in comet coma Rosetta's continued close study of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has revealed an unexpected process at work, causing the rapid breakup of water and carbon dioxide molecules spewing from the comet' ... more		Alice's UV close-up provides a surprising discovery about comet's atmosphere A close-up of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by NASA's ultraviolet instrument surprised scientists by revealing that electrons close to the comet's surface - not photons from the Sun as had been be ... more		EU states to hold talks on 'drone wall' to protect bloc Denmark military intel fails to identify source of drone flights Lithuania eases rules on shooting down drones		Comparative analyses of current 3-dimensional solar wind models Space Weather research programs began around the world in the 1990's. Presently, three larger research groups are modeling key portions of the solar-terrestrial environment (i.e. solar wind). ... more
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