More than just a glistening stone, the opal – which is rich in water – has now been discovered in Mars’ Gale Crater by NASA’s Curiosity Rover. Martian water ice is abundant in poles but not so much at the equator (where Gale Crater is). NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, which is currently exploring the crater, …
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This illustration shows the SWOT spacecraft with its antenna mast and solar panels fully extended. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite was launched into Earth orbit on Friday, Dec. 16 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in central California, and engineers are working to prepare the mission to begin measuring the height …
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This illustration shows the SWOT spacecraft with its antenna mast and solar panels fully extended. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite was launched into Earth orbit on Friday, Dec. 16 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in central California, and engineers are working to prepare the mission to begin measuring the water …
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In the not-too-distant future, after decades of runaway climate change, all of the world’s ice caps are melting and the planet is immersed in a vast global ocean. Our only hope? The Sailor (Kevin Costner), with his botched ship, urine-distilling machine, and a handy mutation that allows him to breathe underwater. It’s hard to get …
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