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A green glow in the martian night

[ad_1] Science & Exploration 10/11/2023 3242 views 82 likes When future astronauts explore Mars’s polar regions, they will see a green glow lighting up the night sky. For the first time, a visible nightglow has been detected in the martian atmosphere by ESA’s...

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This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

[ad_1] Back to Article List The Leonid meteors are one of the year’s best meteor showers — and also one of the most variable. Leonid meteors streak across a star-trail-filled sky over Sapello, New Mexico. Credit: John Chumack One of the best meteor showers of the year...

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ESA – Monitoring methane from space

ESA – Monitoring methane from space

[ad_1] Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide. Curbing methane emissions could deliver immediate and long-lasting benefits for the climate, seeing as the gas only lingers in the atmosphere for a...

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