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Enaiposha: A newly discovered planet that transformed from mini-Neptune to super-Venus

The Times of India 20 Mar 2025
Meet Enaiposha, a newly discovered planet that defies expectations and challenges the very laws of planetary science. Unlike anything we've encountered before, this mysterious world is rewriting the textbooks on planetary formation.
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Meteorite origins mapped to regions of asteroid belt

SpaceDaily 19 Mar 2025
A comprehensive review in *Meteoritics and Planetary Science* reveals how astronomers ...
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Stricter truck pollution rule would prevent 500 deaths a year in Chicago region, study shows

Journal Gazette 19 Mar 2025
candidate in Northwestern’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences ... co-author Daniel Horton, an associate professor of earth, environmental, and planetary sciences at Northwestern.
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French scientist denied US entry after officers find phone messages criticizing Trump

AOL 19 Mar 2025
Related ... Mahmoud Khalil ... It was not immediately clear what conference the researcher who was denied entry to the US was planning to attend, but the 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference was held outside Houston from 10 to 14 March. .
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Hundreds Rally in Houston Against Cuts at NASA’s Johnson Space Center

Democracy Now 18 Mar 2025
Ars Technica reports Trump is considering cuts of up to 50% from NASA’s science budget, ...
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A geologic map of the asteroid belt: Tracing meteorites back to their origins

Phys Dot Org 18 Mar 2025
Where do meteorites of different types come from? ...
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A new company plans to prospect the moon

Phys Dot Org 18 Mar 2025
... Planetary Science Conference that discusses plans to try to mine some of that wealth of material economically.
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Planetary Influences on Wealth: Understanding Jupiter, Venus, and the Houses of Finance

The Times of India 18 Mar 2025
To make the most of these planetary influences, it’s essential to consider not only the placements of Jupiter and Venus but also the aspects they form with other planets.
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Readings Show Evidence of Huge Ocean Under Mars' Surface

Futurism 18 Mar 2025
"It's certainly true on Earth — deep, deep mines host life, the bottom of the ocean hosts life," said coauthor and UC Berkeley professor of earth and planetary science Michael Manga in a statement at the time ... More on Martian oceans ... ....
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Why we are so scared of space – and how this fear can drive conspiracy theories

The Conversation 17 Mar 2025
Daniel Deudney, a professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University in the US, has warned that the technologies used for planetary defence can not only guide asteroids away from Earth – they ...
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A startup wants to mine the moon for helium

Popular Science 17 Mar 2025
But Firefly is far from the only private company eager to reach the moon ... On March 11 during the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), the company’s chief scientist pitched the company’s latest updates. ... Then there’s the legality.
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A bigger and better helicopter to Mars

Astronomy Now 16 Mar 2025
At the recent Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (March 10–14) in The Woodlands, Texas, two papers led by Pascal Lee from NASA Ames and Derric Loya from the SETI Institute and Colorado Mesa ...
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Cotton Hill School gets astronomy lab

The Times of India 15 Mar 2025
The lab aims to facilitate discussions about space exploration and foster interest in astronomy and planetary science through interactive learning experiences.Funded by the non-profit organisation ...
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A Mars Chopper Mission Over Glaciers and Canyons

Universe Today 15 Mar 2025
Two papers presented at the recent Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held March 10-14 in The Woodlands, Texas, and ...
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Top Chinese scientist calls for global cooperation in near Earth asteroid defense

People Daily 14 Mar 2025
Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration program, called for operational asteroid defense services and deeper international cooperation to protect the Earth, advocating for a global ...
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