Based on the abundance of chemical elements in the solar system, the theory of planetary formation, and other chemical constraints regarding the remainder of Earth’s volume, the inner core is composed primarily of a nickel–iron alloy. Because the inn…
12.21.2011
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12.15.2011
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In 1977, Jimmy Carter was sworn in as president, Elvis died, Virginia park ranger Roy Sullivan was hit by lightning a record seventh time, and two NASA space probes destined to turn planetary science on its head launched from Cape Canaveral. The ident…
12.10.2011
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Estimating that 40 to 50 percent of the cost of owning and operating a rooftop solar power system is administrative expenses, the Department of Energy organized a competition to find the best ways of bringing those costs down.
11.12.2011
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MIT researchers say a hybrid solar-thermoelectric system they’re working on would provide a big advantage over conventional solar cells or solar thermal systems, particularly for household use: the ability to produce heat and electricity simultaneous…
11.09.2011
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A close pass by a large space rock provides a reminder about all the unseen smaller ones with dangerous orbits.
10.22.2011
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Using data from the Herschel Space Observatory, astronomers have detected for the first time cold water vapor enveloping a dusty disk around a young star. The findings suggest that this disk, which is poised to develop into a solar system, contains gre…
08.20.2011
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Man lives the traditional 3 score and ten. How old the Moon and Earth? New research using a technique that measures the isotopes of lead and neodymium in lunar crustal rocks shows that the moon and Earth may be millions of years younger than original…
06.17.2011
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A solar scientist challenges predictions of a long lull in sunspots.
05.13.2011
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Toys”R”Us, Inc. announced plans to build the largest rooftop solar power installation in North America at its distribution center in Flanders, NJ this week, with construction of the 5.38-megawatts (MW) installation expected to begin this summer. The sy…
02.25.2011
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How would you introduce humanity to an extraterrestrial intelligence?
