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Microbial wipe down

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Microbial wipe down

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XMM-Newton maps black hole surroundings

Material falling into a black hole casts X-rays out into space – and now, for the first time, ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has used the reverberating echoes of this radiation to map the dynamic behaviour and surroundings of a black hole itself.

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The dynamic behaviour of a black hole corona.

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Japanese archipelago

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Japanese archipelago

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XMM-Newton discovers scorching gas in Milky Way’s halo

ESA’s XMM-Newton has discovered that gas lurking within the Milky Way’s halo reaches far hotter temperatures than previously thought and has a different chemical make-up than predicted, challenging our understanding of our galactic home.

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Animated view of the Milky Way’s hot halo and its elements – artist’s impression

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Project Signing: World Bank Approves $88 Million Project to Help Modernize Waterways in Assam

The Government of India, Government of Assam and the World Bank signed a loan agreement of $88 million to help modernize Assam’s passenger ferry sector that runs on its rivers including the mighty Brahmaputra, on January 16.

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High-gravity water waves

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High-gravity water waves

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NASA Snow-Chasers Set to Fly Into East Coast Winter Storms

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NASA’s P-3 and ER-2 research planes are studying East Coast snowstorms Jan 17-Mar 1, 2020.

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Rippling ice and storms at Mars’ north pole

ESA’s Mars Express has captured beautiful images of the icy cap sitting at Mars’ north pole, complete with bright swathes of ice, dark troughs and depressions, and signs of strong winds and stormy activity.

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Stormy activity at Mars’ icy north pole

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Meteorite contains the oldest material on Earth

Researchers determined the age of stardust from a meteorite to be seven billion years – the oldest solid material ever found on Earth.

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Dust-rich outflows of evolved stars similar to the pictured Egg Nebula are plausible sources of the large presolar grains found in meteorites like Murchison.
Inset: Grain with ~8 micrometers in its longest dimension.

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Nuclear Technique Suppresses Tsetse Flies Without Harming Other Insects, Senegal Study Shows

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