#The Moon’s tiny twin is stalking Mars

#The Moon’s tiny twin is stalking Mars

“#The Moon’s tiny twin is stalking Mars” Mars is accompanied by a pair of small moons — Phobos and Deimos — as well as four Trojan asteroids that follow the Red Planet in its trips around the Sun. Trojan asteroids follow planets, including Mars, Earth, and Jupiter, placed 60 degrees ahead of or behind their…

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#About that vaccine

#About that vaccine

“#About that vaccine” Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying to stop its spread. You can subscribe here. Hola pandemic pals!                                    I’ve been on sabbatical for…

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#This Martian asteroid might explain why planets are wet

#This Martian asteroid might explain why planets are wet

“#This Martian asteroid might explain why planets are wet” Water forms naturally during the course of many chemical reactions, so one possibility is that water was created during chemical reactions in the early solar system. Another possible explanation is that water was delivered to the surface of planets through collisions with comets — which are,…

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#Agriculture on Mars: Can it be done?

#Agriculture on Mars: Can it be done?

“#Agriculture on Mars: Can it be done?” Martian colonies of the future will require vast quantities of food, but bringing an endless stream of foodstuffs from Earth would be costly and dangerous. The best answer to this conundrum is to grow food in greenhouse, specially constructed for that purpose. However, such a system would likely…

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#Nigeria desperately needs scientific investment to tackle COVID-19

#Nigeria desperately needs scientific investment to tackle COVID-19

“#Nigeria desperately needs scientific investment to tackle COVID-19” Nigeria, like other African countries, wasn’t spared from the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. To overcome this challenge, countries have been advised to keep testing, treating, and isolating to reduce infections. Nigeria has been expanding its capacity to test. The country’s laboratories can carry out about 18,000…

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