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Evidence of water vapor detected in the atmosphere of Smertrios

Evidence of water vapor detected in the atmosphere of Smertrios

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Artist’s concept of Smertrios. Credit: NASA. Using the CARMENES spectrograph, astronomers have found evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of a ...

A concentrated beam of particles and photons could push us to Proxima Centauri

A concentrated beam of particles and photons could push us to Proxima Centauri

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Depiction of the diffraction issues with particle a photon beams, and how a “self-guided” combined beam keeps providing pushing power even to ...

Permaculture found to be a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture

Permaculture found to be a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

by Kerstin Theilmann, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau For a stable agricultural system with functioning cycles, the individual components (animal species, crops, trees, ...

Using copper to convert CO₂ to methane could be game changer in mitigating climate change

Using copper to convert CO₂ to methane could be game changer in mitigating climate change

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Credit: Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124061 Carbon in the atmosphere is a major driver of climate change. Now ...

‘Motion-picture’ method reveals shape of the Milky Way’s dark matter halo

‘Motion-picture’ method reveals shape of the Milky Way’s dark matter halo

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

In this artist’s impression, the galactic disk warp “dances gracefully” under the torque of the dark matter halo. Credit: Hou Kaiyuan and ...

Wild bats found to possess high cognitive abilities previously considered exclusive to humans

Wild bats found to possess high cognitive abilities previously considered exclusive to humans

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Sarah Carter

Fruit bat. Credit: Yuval Barkai Researchers at Tel Aviv University have tracked free-ranging Egyptian fruit bats from a colony based in the ...

Layers of carbonate provide insight into the world of the ancient Romans

Layers of carbonate provide insight into the world of the ancient Romans

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Sarah Carter

View of the ruins of the Barbegal mill complex in 2018. Credit: Robert Fabre Archaeologists face a major challenge when they intend ...

Research shows Darwin and Wallace both right on butterfly evolution

Research shows Darwin and Wallace both right on butterfly evolution

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Birdwing butterflies of the Troides haliphron species group, in which females (right) were observed to be more visibly diverse than males (left). ...

Investigating newly discovered hydrothermal vents at depths of 3,000 meters off Svalbard

Investigating newly discovered hydrothermal vents at depths of 3,000 meters off Svalbard

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The temperature measurement at the outflow opening of the black smoker revealed fluid temperatures greater than 300°C. Credit: University of Bremen Hydrothermal ...

Astronomers discover two new Milky Way satellite galaxy candidates

Astronomers discover two new Milky Way satellite galaxy candidates

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The position of a newly found dwarf galaxy (Virgo III) in the constellation Virgo (left) and its member stars (right; those circled ...