Scientists help uncover new oilfields

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University of Liverpool scientists are working to understand the nature of oil and gas reservoirs within deeply buried submarine channels.


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NASA to Explore 'Secret Layer' of the Sun

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Next April, for a grand total of 8 minutes, NASA astronomers are going to glimpse a secret layer of the sun.

Using neutron-computed tomography techniques, scientist measure in-situ water content

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Scientists at the University of California in Davis present results from a newly developed non-invasive technique that uses thermal neutron attenuation to measure spatial and temporal distribution of water in soils. The study, ...

Mind the gap: VLT instrument hints at the presence of planets in young gas discs

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Astronomers have been able to study planet-forming discs around young Sun-like stars in unsurpassed detail, clearly revealing the motion and distribution of the gas in the inner parts of the disc. This result, ...

Steins: A diamond in the sky

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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first images from Rosetta's OSIRIS imaging system and VIRTIS infrared spectrometer were derived from raw data this morning and have delivered spectacular results.

Launch of GOCE Satellite delayed

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(PhysOrg.com) -- The preparatory activities for the launch of ESA's GOCE satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia had to be stopped yesterday afternoon (Sunday 7 September) by Eurockot due ...
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