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Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active place in the solar system. During its 1.8-day orbit, this moon is gravitationally squeezed by Jupiter, leading to volcanic eruptions larger than any on Earth today.Io, Europa, and Ganymede are in an o
Recent research indicates that Earth's mantle contains two large blobs, remnants of Theia, the ancient planet whose collision with Earth led to the moon's creation. This discovery offers fresh insights into the moon's formation and Earth's early history. In the 1980s, geophysicists made a startli
Carbon is the building block of biological life on Earth. The element is present in many compounds, such as the sugars, proteins, and carbohydrate molecules that make up everything from animals to plants to bacteria.One particular carbon-based molecu
Caltech's Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory (KML), home to important biological discoveries since 1929, has won its first accolade in a different sphere: the Rookie Award in the annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade and Ring of Lights.For this year's
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 02, 2023 - Researchers at Caltech have presented a compelling narrative that potentially resolves a longstanding enigma in planetary science. According to a recent study published in Nature, massive structures