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Hear dust devils on Mars crackle with electricity in new NASA Perseverance rover video

Dust devils on Mars form when air near the warm surface heats up and rises through cooler surrounding air, causing nearby air to rush in and start rotating. As this spinning air column accelerates, it ...
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OTD in Space - December 16: NASA Launches Explorer 16 Mission

On Dec. 16, 1962, NASA launched the Explorer 16 spacecraft to study micrometeoroids near Earth. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...
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A hidden star found where dust shouldn’t exist

A mysterious cloud of ultra-hot dust around Kappa Tucanae A may finally have an explanation: a hidden companion star. The ...
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Dust, Heat and Carbon: Climate Risk & Weather Derivatives (?) in the MENA Region

Start with heat. Rising temperatures across MENA dry soils, weaken vegetation cover and expand desert margins. This is not merely a land-use problem; it is an atmospheric one. As soils desiccate, fine ...