![(A) Non-local turbulence as a function of Local True Solar Time (LTST) for spring 835 (Sol 200) and autumn (Sol 591) on Mars [reproduced from Figure 2 of Chatain et al. 2021]. (B) 836 Recreated analysis showing non-local turbulence (Pa) as a function of LTST for Sol 200 (blue) 837 and Sol 591 (orange). The turbulence peaks during the daytime, around 12–13 hours LTST, with 838 minimal activity at night. (C) Scatter plots of horizontal wind speed (m/s) as a function of non839 local turbulence (Pa) for Sol 200 (blue) and Sol 591 (orange). Higher wind speeds are associated 840 with increased turbulence, with Sol 591 exhibiting stronger winds overall. [Figure and caption 841 generated by the Mars IDEA.] -- Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and Computation](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tricorder-Tech-IDEA.png?resize=1200%2C719&ssl=1)
A new artificial intelligence tool developed by researchers at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa is making it easier for scientists to explore complex geoscience data—from tracking sea levels […]
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Understanding The Stellar Flare Risks To Planets That Could Host Life
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Studies Of Geologic Faulting On Icy Moons Aid Exploration Of Extraterrestrial Watery Worlds
On the surface of many of the icy moons in our solar system, scientists have documented strike-slip faults, those that occur when fault walls move past one another sideways, as […]
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Electrons From Earth May Be Forming Water On The Moon
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The history of life on Earth has been marked five times by events of mass biodiversity extinction caused by extreme natural phenomena. Today, many experts warn that a Sixth Mass […]
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Space Dust Analysis Could Solve The Mystery Of The Origins Of Earth's Water
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Deep-sea Sediments Reveal Solar System Chaos: An Advance In Dating Geologic Archives
A day is the time for Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis, a year is the time for Earth to make one revolution around the Sun — […]
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Comet Wild 2: A Window Into the Birth of the Solar System?
Our solar system, and other planetary systems, started as a disk of microscopic dust, gas, and ice around the young Sun. The amazing diversity of objects in the solar system […]
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Robotically Discovering Earth's Nearest Neighbors
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