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Case of the missing Nitrogen on Comet 67P

Case of the missing Nitrogen on Comet 67P

by Ishan Mishra | Apr 4, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

Ammonium salts have been discovered on Comet 67P! This discovery helps solve a big mystery about the nitrogen content on the comet, which was previously measured to be lower than expected.

Table Salt detected on Europa!

Table Salt detected on Europa!

by Ishan Mishra | Feb 24, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

Using a spectrometer on the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have detected sodium chloride, a.k.a., table salt, on the surface of Europa!

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