UK team help show for the first time, dwarf planet Makemake lacks atmosphere

Artist's impression of the surface of the dwarf planet Makemake.
EDRS space network ready to go ahead

Artist impression of European Data Relay Satellite (EDRS) system
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Indian researchers develop nanoparticle-based antibacterial composite
Pinwheel Galaxy Rainbow

This image of the Pinwheel Galaxy, or M101, combines data in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet and X-rays from four of...
Spacecraft Monitoring Martian Dust Storm

This nearly global mosaic of observations made by the Mars Color Imager on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Nov...
UK team help show for the first time, dwarf planet Makemake lacks atmosphere

Artist's impression of the surface of the dwarf planet Makemake.
Lava dots: Rice makes hollow, soft-shelled quantum dots: Investigation of quantum dots leads to new particles formed by molten droplets

A nine-pack of lava dots created at Rice.