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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

Is there lightning on Mars? New evidence suggests it's there, just hard to see

Scientists have detected possible evidence of lightning on Mars, with the phenomenon likely appearing as electrostatically charged dust sparks rather than dramatic bolts due to Mars's thin atmosphere and weak magnetic field.
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fromwww.theregister.com
4 months ago

First stellar Coronal Mass Ejection detected beyond our sun

A nearby star produced a definitive coronal mass ejection moving at 2,400 km/s that can strip atmospheres from close-orbiting planets.
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fromHarvard Gazette
5 months ago

Memorial Minute for Richard Goody, 102 - Harvard Gazette

Richard Goody's century-spanning scientific career integrated theory and experiment to advance understanding of Earth's atmosphere, planetary atmospheres, and molecular spectroscopy.
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