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Kimberly M. S. Cartier
Kimberly M. S. Cartier, Senior Science Reporter for Eos.org, joined the Eos staff in 2017 after earning her Ph.D. studying extrasolar planets. Kimberly covers space science, climate change, and STEM diversity, justice, and education
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Unused Fiber-Optic Cables Repurposed as Seismic Sensors
So-called dark fiber can serve as regional seismic activity monitors and also detect earthquakes thousands of kilometers away, according to new research.
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First Privately Developed Lander En Route to the Moon
The lander, built by an Israeli company, will survive on the surface for just a few days. It will capture magnetic field data and conduct an experiment with a lunar orbiter.
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Asteroid Mission Attempts Touchdown, Sample Grab
Hayabusa2 will fire a metal bullet into the asteroid surface to eject material that will then be collected. The mission will return the samples to Earth in late 2020.
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Deaf Students Feel the Universe’s Vibrations in New Workshop
Students experienced the vibrations of Earth’s auroras, the Sun’s flares, Jupiter’s bow shock, and Saturn’s rings in an outreach activity designed specifically for their community.
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New Tiny Moon of Neptune Discovered
The moon’s size and orbit point to it being the remnant of a collision with Neptune’s moon Proteus.
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Heart-Shaped Valentines, from Nature to You
Mars is red. The ocean is blue. Auroras glow bright, and Pluto loves you, too.
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Opportunity Rover Mission Complete
The rover explored Mars’s surface for nearly 15 years and discovered ample evidence of the planet’s wet history.
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Modern Warming Is Undoing Millennia of Arctic Ice Cover
Plants and rocks at the edges of glaciers have been entombed in ice for more than 40,000 years. Modern warming, unmatched in 115,000 years, is now uncovering these landscapes.
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Future Mars Rover Named for DNA Pioneer Rosalind Franklin
The rover will explore a once water rich region on Mars’s surface and search for evidence of current and past life.