In the search for Earth-like planets, astronomers zeroed in on two places that look awfully familiar to home. One is close to the right size. The other is in the right place. European researchers said they not only found the smallest exoplanet ever, called Gliese 581 e, but realized that a neighboring planet discovered...
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Ancient frozen ecosystem produces blood-red ice flows
A microbial ecosystem has been trapped under an Antarctic glacier for over a million years. Researchers have now figured out what fuels these bacteria thanks to a shift that has brought bright red, iron-rich ice to the surface. The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are considered one of the least hospitable places on Earth;...
Arctic Sea Ice is thinning says NASA
Arctic sea ice is not only shrinking in coverage area; it’s also thinning, according to a report and satellite images jointly released on Monday by NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado. The Arctic basin is covered in a thick semipermanent sea ice, which is covered...
