Tag: EPSC-DPS2025
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New Model Theorizes Why Most Asteroid Rotations Turn Chaotic
Why Asteroid Spins Have Confounded Scientists For years, astronomers have observed asteroids rotating at a wide range of speeds, with many behaving oddly—tumbling instead of simply spinning around a single axis. Traditional theories could not fully explain why some asteroids slow down, while others tumble, nor why a surprising number are slower than expected. A…
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Mystery Ozone Surge Discovered in Mars’s Winter Darkness
Unveiling Mars’s Harsh Winter Atmosphere New observations have shed rare light on Mars’s north polar vortex during its long, shadowed winter. Researchers studying the Red Planet’s atmosphere found that the conditions inside the vortex are far more extreme than those outside, with darkness enabling an unusual surge in ozone. The findings were presented at the…