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June 17, 2023
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Space.com

Alien green flash: Lightning crackles in vortex near Jupiter’s north pole (photo)

NASA’s Juno probe keeps giving us great looks at Jupiter’s wild weather. Juno has been looping around Jupiter on a highly elliptical path since July 2016, making detailed observations of the gas giant during close passes over its poles.

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Space.com

Where did Earth get its water? It was sucked up from space, new theory says

The new theory also implies that rather than water being delivered to Earth by icy comets, this vital ingredient for life is present on our planet due to our young planet thirstily sucking up water from its space environment.

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Space.com

Use the dark new moon of June to see 5 visible planets in the sky tonight

The dark moon will allow skywatchers to see this weekend’s “planet parade” — but you’ll need a telescope! Comments (0). night sky June 2023. An illustration of the sky showing the moon hidden by the sun’s glare. (Image credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry …

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Phys.Org

Q&A: Illuminating physics in the kitchen

In fact, the entire field of surface science was established from the kitchen sink, Lisicki noted. “Historically, advances in fluid mechanics have led to better food, and innovations in cooking have inspired studies …

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Phys.Org

Jupiter’s moon Europa may have had a slow evolution

ASU scientists Kevin Trinh, Carver Bierson and Joe O’Rourke of the School of Earth and Space Exploration investigated the consequences of Europa forming with low initial temperatures, using computer code that Trinh wrote. Their findings have been recently …

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EarthSky

We’ve changed Earth’s spin by pumping groundwater

The scientists worked off climate models that estimated humans have pumped 2,150 gigatons of groundwater from 1993 to 2010. Depleting this much groundwater and adding it to the surface would equate to more than 0.24 inches (6 millimeters) of sea level rise …

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Smithsonian

Move Over, Freeze-Dried Fruitcake—Here’s the Latest in Astronaut Food

Eight companies developing next-generation space meals have advanced to the final round of competition in a contest co-sponsored by NASA. Victoria Sayo Turner. Mass Media Fellow, AAAS. June 16, 2023 10:56 a.m. …

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Livescience.com

Is Africa splitting into two continents?

A giant rift is slowly tearing Africa, the second-largest continent, apart. This depression — known as the East African Rift — is a network of valleys that stretches about 2,175 miles (3,500 kilometers) long, from the Red Sea to Mozambique, …

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Phys.Org

Nanoparticles deliver small interfering RNA to slow multiple myeloma

Research led by the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, has used siRNA-based silencing of protein cyclophilin A (CyPA) to reduce tumor burden and extend the lives of patients with multiple myeloma. In the paper, “In vivo bone marrow …

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CBS News

How to watch a rare 5-planet alignment this weekend

The planetary alignment will include Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury. The planets will rise slowly throughout the night, with different planets visible at different times, according to the astronomy guide app Star …

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