Heavy dusting of ‘pineapple powder’ paints Hawaii’s volcanoes white after near-record snowfall — Earth from space

Heavy dusting of ‘pineapple powder’ paints Hawaii’s volcanoes white after near-record snowfall — Earth from space

The top of Mauna Loa was covered in a thick cleaning of snow, or “pineapple powder,” after a heavy snowstorm in February 2021. (Image credit: NASA/Landsat) FAST FACTS Where is…

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‘Heavy’ dark matter would rip our understanding of the universe apart, new research suggests

‘Heavy’ dark matter would rip our understanding of the universe apart, new research suggests

Undetectable dark matter comprises the majority of the mass in deep space, far surpassing the quantity of matter we can see. (Image credit: Dark matter, R. Caputo et al. 2016;…

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