{"id":68247,"date":"2018-12-11T23:06:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T06:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=68247"},"modified":"2018-12-11T23:06:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T06:06:48","slug":"some-recent-science-stuff-that-i-liked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2018\/12\/some-recent-science-stuff-that-i-liked.html","title":{"rendered":"Some recent science stuff that I liked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Frosty white water ice clouds and swirling orange dust storms above a vivid rusty landscape reveal Mars as a dynamic planet in this sharpest view ever obtained by an Earth-based telescope. The Earth-orbiting Hubble telescope snapped this picture at a time when Mars was approximately 43 million miles (68 million km) from Earth \u2013 its closest approach to our planet since 1988. Hubble can see details as small as 10 miles (16 km) across. Especially striking is the large amount of seasonal dust storm activity seen in this image. One large storm system is churning high above the northern polar cap [top of image], and a smaller dust storm cloud can be seen nearby. Another large duststorm is spilling out of the giant Hellas impact basin in the Southern Hemisphere [lower right]. Acknowledgements: J. Bell (Cornell U.), P. James (U. Toledo), M. Wolff (Space Science Institute), A. Lubenow (STScI), J. Neubert (MIT\/Cornell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cInSight takes its first selfie on Mars\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cHear the \u2018sound\u2019 of wind on Mars\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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From roughly the same area where I was two or three weeks ago, this is potentially good news for those who are concerned about the seemingly shaky future of the world\u2019s coral reefs:<\/p>\n

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\u201cNearly 200 Great Barrier Reef coral species also live in the deep sea: The unexpected coral bounty means deep reefs have a richer biodiversity than thought\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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This is really quite amazing, and, although it\u2019s not actually related to the item above, I include it here because \u2014 rather like me \u2014 it connects the ideas of life and being deep:<\/p>\n

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\u201cScientists Estimate the Amount of Deep Life on Earth\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Some satellite news:<\/p>\n

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\u201cA NASA Probe Launched in 1977 Just Entered Interstellar Space\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cNASA\u2019s OSIRIS-REx finds signs of water on the asteroid Bennu: The craft will spend 2019 scoping out the best spot to grab a handful of space rock dust\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cA satellite screw-up reaffirms Einstein\u2019s theory of gravity: Incorrect orbits let scientists test how clocks change speed in a gravitational field\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Some news from the fascinating world of vulcanology:<\/p>\n

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\u201cVolcanic eruptions that depleted ocean oxygen may have set off the Great Dying: Asphyxiation killed off a lot of marine species 252 million years ago\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cHere\u2019s what was surprising about Kilauea\u2019s 3-month-long eruption: Scientists have learned new things about how craters collapse and life rebounds under the sea\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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In other interesting science news:<\/p>\n

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\u201cPsychology Is Still Fixated on WEIRD People\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve never knowingly spoken with a genuine flat-earther. \u00a0I wonder how common they actually are.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHow to Talk to a Flat-Earther\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m willing to bet there\u2019s a decent chance,\u201d says Ohio State University astrophysicist Paul Sutter, \u201cthat at least one person you know doesn\u2019t believe that the Earth is curved.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Really? \u00a0I mean, I suppose that it\u2019s not impossible. \u00a0But I would be surprised.<\/p>\n

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However, I\u2019ve spoken with people who reason (on other subjects) very much<\/em>\u00a0in the manner of Sutter\u2019s \u201cflat-earthers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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