A research team from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has detected radio recombination lines (RRLs) of ions heavier than helium for the first time, […]
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Posted inAstrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
A Study Of Carbon-rich Post-AGB Stars In the Milky Way To Understand The Production Of Carbonaceous Dust From Evolved Stars
The goal of this study is to reconstruct the evolution and the dust formation processes during the final AGB phases of a sample of carbon-rich, post-AGB Galactic stars, with particular […]
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Simulations Identify Missing Link To Determine Carbon In Deep Earth Reservoirs
Understanding the Earth’s carbon cycle has important implications for understanding climate change and the health of biospheres. But scientists don’t yet understand how much carbon lies deep in the Earth’s […]
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How And When Was Carbon Distributed Within Earth?
It is generally accepted that planetary surfaces were covered with molten silicate, a “magma ocean”, during the formation of terrestrial planets. In a deep magma ocean, iron would separate from […]
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The Spatial Distribution of Carbon Dust in the Early Solar Nebula and the Carbon Content of Planetesimals
A high fraction of carbon bound in solid carbonaceous material is observed to exist in bodies formed in the cold outskirts of the solar nebula, while bodies in the terrestrial […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Where Did Carbon Come From For Life on Earth?
Research by Rice University Earth scientists suggests that virtually all of Earth’s life-giving carbon could have come from a collision about 4.4 billion years ago between Earth and an embryonic […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Microbes Can Create Dripstones
According to new research humble, microscopic organisms can create dripstones in caves. This illustrates how biological life can influence the formation of Earth’s geology – and the same may be […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Plant Biology
Symbiotic Fungi Inhabiting Plant Roots Have Major Impact on Atmospheric Carbon
Microscopic fungi that live in plants’ roots play a major role in the storage and release of carbon from the soil into the atmosphere. According to a University of Texas […]