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Strong 7.4 magnitude quake hits southern Philippines

EARTHQUAKES
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Philippines, prompting tsunami warnings from Philippine and Indonesian authorities. Residents in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines were asked to evacuate as authorities warned of waves...

Northwest Turkey hit by 5.4 magnitude earthquake, tremors felt in Istanbul

EARTHQUAKES
A strong earthquake rattled northwestern Turkey on Sunday, prompting residents to evacuate their homes, emergency officials reported. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck near the town of Simav in Kutahya province at a shallow depth of 8 kilometers...

Ceres: Where does its organic material come from?

ASTRONOMY
The dwarf planet Ceres, which is around 960 kilometers in size, orbits the outer edge of the asteroid belt - and is an oddity...

Dwarf planet Ceres may have received organic material from space objects

ASTRONOMY
The organic material found in a few areas on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres is probably of exogenic origin. Impacting asteroids from the...

New evidence of organic material identified on Ceres, the inner solar system’s most water-rich object after Earth

ASTRONOMY
Six years ago, NASA's Dawn mission communicated with Earth for the last time, ending its exploration of Ceres and Vesta, the two largest bodies...

Each glacier has a unique organic matter composition, study reveals

OCEANOGRAPHY
Melting glaciers release more than just water. Organic matter once trapped in ice can run into streams and rivers, where it becomes food for...

Possible organic compounds found in Mars crater rocks

MARS
A study published in Science analyses multiple rocks found at the bottom of Jezero Crater on Mars, where the Perseverance rover landed in 2020,...

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