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Mystery Mars plume baffles scientists Posted: 16 Feb 2015 05:08 PM PST Plumes seen reaching high above the surface of Mars are causing a stir among scientists studying the atmosphere on the Red Planet. On two separate occasions in March and April 2012, amateur astronomers reported definite plume-like features developing on the planet.

Satellite images reveal ocean acidification from space Posted: 16 Feb 2015 03:49 AM PST Pioneering techniques that use satellites to monitor ocean acidification are set to revolutionize the way that marine biologists and climate scientists study the ocean. This new approach offers remote monitoring of large swathes of inaccessible ocean from satellites that orbit the Earth some 700 km above our heads.

From space junk to asteroids, dark energy camera unveils small objects in our solar system Posted: 12 Feb 2015 06:24 AM PST The 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera, built to observe galaxies far away from Earth, also helps scientists spot and identify objects much closer to home: space junk that could damage satellites, large rocks that could hit Earth and asteroids that traverse our solar system.