Diamond planet far, far away
The planet revolves around a sun-like star called 55 Cancri A. The team's research paper, which showed that the planet's observed radius and mass could be best explained by a carbon-rich composition, will be published in the Astrophysical Journal …
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Strong earthquake hits Maluku in eastern Indonesia
Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency said there was no danger of a tsunami. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake measured magnitude 6.3 and was centered 139 kilometers (86 miles) southeast of Ambon, the provincial capital of Maluku, …
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Recent Temperature Trends of Antarctica's Western Ross Sea
Journal of Geophysical Research 116: 10.1029/2010JC006391. Mayewski, P.A., Meredith, M.P., Summerhayes, C.P., Turner, J., Worby, A., Barrett, P.J., Casassa, G., Bertler, N.A.N., Bracegirdle, T., Naveira Garabato, A.C., Bromwich, D., Campbell, H …
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