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Read More »Surprising discoveries in the atmosphere of the Red Planet help explain the Martian mystery
The artist’s imagination depicts the early Martian atmosphere (right) – which is believed to have liquid water and ga atmosphere – as opposed to the cold, dry atmosphere on Mars today (left). Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center New University Ari Rizona-led research updates our understanding of how water comes …
Read More »European stocks rise higher and Dow futures rise more than 200 points as investors watch COVID-19 spread
During the Second National Lockdown in France On November 12, 2020, during the Second National Lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, a st-c-chair inside a closed restaurant on Champs-É Lissis Avenue in Paris. Stefan de Scutin / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images European stocks …
Read More »Advanced atomic clock makes better dark object detector
The cartoon depicts the clock in search of dark matter. Credit: Hanasek / NIST District researchers have used state-of-the-art atomic clocks to narrow down the discovery of the insidious dark matter, the value of clocks that are constantly being improved beyond the time limit. Older atomic clocks operating at microwave …
Read More »COVID-19 in Houston: Harris County Judge Lena Hidalgo says ‘second pull-back is necessary’
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – Harris County Judge Lena Hidalgo said another strong effort to cut the growing number of Covid-19 cases could be on the horizon, saying “another pull-back is needed.” In his “State of the County” address, held virtually on Thursday, he began by discussing the rise of positive …
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