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Dust devils on Mars produce lightning-like zaps of electricity

Dust storms on Mars are electric MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy Electrified whirlwinds on Mars can produce lightning-like discharges, which could…

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Arctic ice is melting faster than expected — and the culprit could be dust

NASA’s most ambitious Arctic voyage to date has revealed surprisingly high concentrations of ice particles in clouds over Greenland, a…

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13 faster-than-light travel methods from sci-fi that leave Einstein’s theory of relativity in their space dust

When it comes to space travel, Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity is a major inconvenience. With the laws of physics…

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Radcliffe wave: The solar system was once engulfed by a vast amount of gas and dust

A visualisation of the Radcliffe wave, a series of dust and gas clouds (marked here in red) across the Milky…

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From interstellar dust to life beyond Earth: Why scientists can’t wait for NASA’s new SPHEREx space telescope

A modest NASA space telescope with grand ambitions is scheduled to soon launch into an orbit around Earth. The megaphone-shaped…

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Scientists made fake Martian dust — and found a big surprise about what makes Mars red

We may have been wrong about how Mars got its characteristic red hue, a new study reveals. The Red Planet…

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Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of ‘termination shock’

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft conducted the first and only flyby of the Pluto system, culminating at the closest approach of…

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We may finally know what causes Mars’ gigantic, planet-wide dust storms

Monstrous dust storms often ravage Mars, engulfing the Red Planet for months. Now, a new study suggests these global storms…

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