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Paleontology: Dinosaurs
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What killed dinosaurs and other life on Earth? - What Killed Dinosaurs and Other Life on Earth?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Determining what killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period has l...

Space: The Solar System
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Scientist proposes a new timeline for Mars terrains - Scientist Proposes a New Timeline for Mars Terrains      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A scientist has updated Mars chronology models to find that terrains shaped by ancient water activit...

Space: Structures and Features
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Ancient helium leaking from core offers clues to Earth's formation - Ancient Helium Leaking from Core Offers Clues to Earth's Formation      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Helium-3, a rare isotope of helium gas, is leaking out of Earth's core, a new study reports. Because...

Space: The Solar System
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Apollo rock samples capture key moments in the Moon's early history - Apollo Rock Samples Reveal Key Moments in the Moon's Early History      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Volcanic rock samples collected during NASA's Apollo missions bear the isotopic signature of key eve...

Space: The Solar System
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Shining a light on Moon’s oldest geologic imprints - Shining a Light on Moon's Oldest Geologic Imprints      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research has found the Moon may have been subjected to much greater impacts from asteroids and o...

Space: The Solar System
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Earth's carbon points to planetary smashup - Earth's Carbon Points to Planetary Smashup      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Research suggests that virtually all of Earth's life-giving carbon could have come from a collision...

Space: The Solar System
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Mercury's mysterious 'darkness' explained - Mercury's Mysterious 'Darkness' Explained      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have long been puzzled by Mercury's very dark surface. Previously, scientists proposed th...

Space: The Solar System
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Solar system has a new most-distant member - Solar System Has a New Most-Distant Member      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The Solar System has a new most-distant member, bringing its outer frontier into focus. New work rep...

Geoscience: Geology Space: The Solar System
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Asteroid findings from specks of space dust could save the planet - Asteroid Findings from Specks of Space Dust Could Save the Planet      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research into the durability and age of an ancient asteroid made of rocky rubble and dust, revea...

Space: The Solar System
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NASA's SOFIA discovers water on sunlit surface of Moon - NASA's SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon      (via sciencedaily.com) 

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, w...

Space: The Solar System
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Saturn hasn't always had rings - Saturn's Surprising History: The Discovery of its Rings      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In its last days, the Cassini spacecraft looped between Saturn and its rings so that Earth-based rad...

Space: The Solar System
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Planet Nine could spell doom for solar system - Planet Nine: A Threat to Our Solar System      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The solar system could be thrown into disaster when the sun dies if the mysterious 'Planet Nine' exi...

Space: The Solar System
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Moon discovered over dwarf planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt - Moon Discovered Over Dwarf Planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have discovered an elusive, dark moon orbiting Makemake, one of the 'big four' dwarf plan...

Space: Structures and Features
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Sculpted by starlight: A meteorite witness to the solar system's birth - Sculpted by Starlight: A Meteorite Witness to the Solar System's Birth      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists knew a burst of UV light left its mark on our solar system. Now they know the source of t...

Paleontology: Dinosaurs
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The last day of the dinosaurs - The Last Day of the Dinosaurs: A Catastrophic Event That Changed the World      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The asteroid which killed nearly all of the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime. This conclusio...

Space: Astronomy Space: Astrophysics Space: Exploration Space: The Solar System
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Space dust as Earth's sun shield - Space Dust: Earth's Natural Sun Shield      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Dust launched from the moon's surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and the sun c...

Space: The Solar System
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Scientists release first analysis of rocks plucked from speeding asteroid - Scientists Release First Analysis of Rocks Plucked from Speeding Asteroid      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have now begun to announce the first results from the analysis of a handful of dirt that...