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    Dec 7

    Next : Are We About to Find Life on Mars? December 17, 7:00–8:00PM PST HQ We invited biologist Kathryn Bywaters and planetary scientist to tell us if indeed we are about to discover life on Mars. Registration:

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  2. 1 hour ago

    In homes, adhesion causes fine particles to form dust bunnies. Similarly in outer space, adhesion causes dust particles to stick together. Large particles, however, combine due to gravity, essential for forming asteroids/planets.

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  3. 2 hours ago

    Sugars found in meteorites for the first time - This includes ribose, arabinose, xylose, and lyxose. Ribose is particularly important, because it's a key part of RNA — ribonucleic acid — which is critical in the formation of life on Earth.

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  4. 4 hours ago

    Attending ? Stop by the SETI institute booth, 1337, to meet our scientists, Education and Public Outreach Director, and CEO.

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    5 hours ago

    First ever FDL booth at AGU! NASA FDL is going places!

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  6. 7 hours ago

    Institute’s Janice Bishop Edits New Book on - This book provides an introduction to the field of planetary surface composition and mineralogy for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, or professional researchers. Info:

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    16 hours ago

    【ついに、予約販売開始！】eVscope：従来よりも100倍パワフルな望遠鏡🔭 急いでください⏰ 先着50名には、10万円以上もお得な特別価格でのご提供です。 下のリンクをクリックして、誰よりも早く、eVscopeをお楽しみください　

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  8. 10 hours ago

    . 2019 December 10 - New satellites reflecting sunlight over Brazil. Concern has been voiced by many in the astronomical community about how reflections from these satellites may affect future observations into space Credit: Egon Filter

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  9. Dec 9

    How Enceladus got its stripes - Researchers used models to investigate the physical forces acting on that allow the tiger stripe fissures to form and remain in place. Their findings are published by .

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  10. Dec 9

    China's radio telescope is finishing its testing-and-commissioning phase, which has occurred over three years. China Central Television reports that FAST has detected and identified 99 rapidly spinning neutron stars known as pulsars.

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  11. Dec 9

    Shell on Earth: A new theory on plate tectonics and a deep time look at mollusk housing. Listen to :

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    Dec 9

    Mars: will be able to control a by using a integrated into their suits. and the have improved the connected object created by Norwegian start up Ntention. 👉

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  13. Dec 9

    This cloud-strewn new of (or ) was captured by ’s Focal Reducer and low dispersion Spectrograph ( ). It shows one of the sites of massive-star formation closest to our Solar System, about 2300 light-years away.

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  14. Dec 8

    Engineer and citizen scientist has been having fun this week adding rings to Earth's system. Check out one of his pieces here and follow him for more!

    Night Rings
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  15. Dec 8

    Take an in-depth Look at the astrophotography equipment I used in 2019 to take my best images ever. A useful reference for those building a deep-sky imaging setup in the new year! 🌌
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  16. Dec 8

    Our friend did TWO drawings this week!

    Here's another drawing of one of my personal heroes: . With his talk (which I saw on TV almost 10 years ago) he sparked my interest for and . He's a smart and witty public speaker, writer and astronomer. I'm happy to call him my friend.
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  17. Dec 8

    Three moons, one image: Saturn's moons Enceladus (bottom center, 1.34 million km away), Mimas (lower left, 1.74 million km away) and Tethys (top, 1.85 million km away) imaged by on Dec. 3, 2015. Enceladus is in front of the rings; Mimas and Tethys are beyond them.
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  18. Dec 8

    On December 3 1973 Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to visit Jupiter. Here is a view from that encounter, painted with acrylic hand and air brush in 1988. Most portrayals of that spacecraft were from a single angle so I started from a fresh perspective drawing.
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  19. Dec 8

    A new . One of my personal (and friend). Astronomer and co-founder of the . She is amazing, determined, smart and kind. "Ultimately, we actually all belong to only one tribe, to Earthlings." -
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    Dec 7

    OLYMPUS MONS vs MT EVEREST. Olympus Mons (Elev 22km from base of cliffs, Diam 600km) is the tallest volcano on & the tallest planetary mountain in the Solar System. When you're standing at its summit, you're pretty much in space. Up for a hike?

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