Space: Exploration Space: The Solar System
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Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae, study finds      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fueling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn.

Space: The Solar System
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Puffy planets lose atmospheres, become super-Earths      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have identified two different cases of 'mini-Neptune' planets that are losing their puffy atmospheres and likely transforming into super-Earths.

Space: The Solar System
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Juno and Hubble data reveal electromagnetic 'tug-of-war' lights up Jupiter’s upper atmosphere      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New space research has revealed a complex 'tug-of-war' lights up aurorae in Jupiter's upper atmosphere. The study describes the delicate current cycle driven by Jupiter’s rapid rotation and the release of sulphur and oxygen from volcanoes on its moon, Io.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
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Balancing sustainability, safety and comfort in engineered floor slabs      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Using less material in floors is a viable strategy for improving sustainability in buildings, as it can reduce the structure's environmental footprint. Prioritizing only this goal, however, can lead to unwanted effects -- such as an echo in a room or noise traveling between floors, according to architectural engineers.

Space: The Solar System
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Shocked zircon find a 'one-off gift' from Mars      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers studying a Martian meteorite have found the first evidence of high-intensity damage caused by asteroid impact, in findings that have implications for understanding when conditions suitable for life may have existed on early Mars.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
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A new amplifying technique for weak and noisy signals      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have demonstrated a technique for the recovery of weak, noise-dominated optical signals.

Space: The Solar System
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Extreme exoplanet has a complex and exotic atmosphere      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An international team analyzed the atmosphere of one of the most extreme known planets in great detail. The results from this hot, Jupiter-like planet that was first characterized with the help of the CHEOPS space telescope, may help astronomers understand the complexities of many other exoplanets -- including Earth-like planets.

Space: Structures and Features Space: The Solar System
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Scientists explain mysterious finger-like features in solar flares      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have presented a new explanation for the mysterious downward-moving dark voids seen in some solar flares.

Geoscience: Geomagnetic Storms Space: The Solar System
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Ancient ice reveals mysterious solar storm      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Through analysis of ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, a research team has found evidence of an extreme solar storm that occurred about 9,200 years ago. What puzzles the researchers is that the storm took place during one of the sun's more quiet phases -- during which it is generally believed our planet is less exposed to such events.

Space: The Solar System
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Liquid water beneath Martian south polar cap?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists measured the properties of ice-brine mixtures as cold as -145 degrees Fahrenheit to help confirm that salty water likely exists between grains of ice or sediment under the ice cap at Mars' south pole. Laboratory measurements support oddly bright reflections detected by the MARSIS subsurface sounding radar aboard ESA's Mars Express orbiter.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
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Ultrasound technique predicts hip dysplasia in infants      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A technique that uses ultrasound images to determine the depth and shape of the hip socket can accurately predict which infants with hip dysplasia will develop normal hip structure and which remain dysplastic, according to a new study. Researchers said statistical shape modeling improves on existing techniques and could spare many infants from unnecessary treatment.

Space: Exploration Space: The Solar System
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New control technique uses solar panels to reach desired Mars orbit      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Aerospace engineers have developed a way to use articulated solar panels to steer the satellite during aerobraking, reducing the number of passes needed, resulting in potential savings in propellant, time, and money.

Space: The Solar System
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Hope for present-day Martian groundwater dries up in new study      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Liquid water previously detected under Mars' ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage, according to a new study of the Red Planet. The finding challenges a 2018 study that appeared to find liquid water under Mars' south polar cap.

Space: The Solar System
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Consistent asteroid showers rock previous thinking on Mars craters      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research has confirmed the frequency of asteroid collisions that formed impact craters on Mars has been consistent over the past 600 million years.

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
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When graphene speaks, scientists can now listen      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Brothers working in a lab discover that sound can be used to analyze the properties of laser-induced graphene in real time.

Space: The Solar System
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Internal ocean in small Saturn moon uncovered      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A scientist recently set out to prove that the tiny, innermost moon of Saturn was a frozen inert satellite and instead discovered compelling evidence that Mimas has a liquid internal ocean. In the waning days of NASA's Cassini mission, the spacecraft identified a curious libration, or oscillation, in the moon's rotation, which often points to a geologically active body able to support an internal ocean.

Energy: Alternative Fuels Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
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Owl wing design reduces aircraft, wind turbine noise pollution      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers used the characteristics of owl wings to inform airfoil design and significantly reduce trailing-edge noise. The team used noise calculation and analysis software to conduct a series of detailed theoretical studies of simplified airfoils with characteristics reminiscent of owl wings. They applied their findings to suppress the noise of rotating machinery. Improving the flow conditions around the trailing edge and optimizing the shape of the edge suppressed the noise.

Space: The Solar System
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Newly discovered carbon may yield clues to ancient Mars      (via sciencedaily.com) 

NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars on Aug. 6, 2012, and since then has roamed Gale Crater taking samples and sending the results back home for researchers to interpret. Analysis of carbon isotopes in sediment samples taken from half a dozen exposed locations, including an exposed cliff, leave researchers with three plausible explanations for the carbon's origin -- cosmic dust, ultraviolet degradation of carbon dioxide, or ultraviolet degradation of biologically produced methane.

Space: The Solar System
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Martian meteorite’s organic materials origin not biological, formed by geochemical interactions between water and rock      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Organic molecules found in a meteorite that hurtled to Earth from Mars were synthesized during interactions between water and rocks that occurred on the Red Planet about 4 billion years ago, according to new analysis.

Space: The Solar System
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New explanation for Moon’s half-century magnetic mystery      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study reveals how the diminutive Moon could have been an occasional magnetic powerhouse early in its history, a question that has confounded researchers since NASA's Apollo program began in the 1960s.