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Discovery of lakes beneath the surface of Mars

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  Scientists say they have discovered three lakes of water buried under the surface near the South Pole of Mars. Scientists have confirmed that there is a fourth lake, the presence of which was   \ BERLIN Scientists say they have discovered three lakes of water buried under the surface near the South Pole of Mars. Scientists have confirmed that there is a fourth lake, the presence of which was indicated in 2018. Because water is important to biology, this discovery is of interest to researchers studying the possibility of life on other planets in the solar system. But it is thought that these lakes could be so salty that it would be extremely difficult for microscopic creatures found in them to grow on Earth. Scientists believe that water from rivers flowing on the surface of Mars accumulated in these lakes billions of years ago.  However, Mars's atmosphere and climate have changed dramatically, meaning that water can no longer stay in liquid form on the surface of Mars. ...
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NASA unveils $23 million space toilet

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  WASHINGTON – NASA is all set to launch its brand.new $23 million toilet for astronauts tomorrow. The special "space loo" will be sent to the International Space Station to test out in microgravity. Worth an eye-watering $23 million, the fresh toilet is named the Universal Waste Management System (UWMS). It’s 65% smaller and 40% lighter than the toilet currently in use on the space station. NASA says. It’s equipped with a 3D.printed titanium dual.fan separator – to help pull waste and urine down, in lieu of gravity . plus a urine funnel and seat to help female astronauts. It will be installed adjacent to the current toilet in Node 3 of the space station, with Expedition 63 crewmates Chris Cassidy and Ivan Vagner commanding the orbiting labs Canadarm 2 robotic arm to capture the Cygnus spacecraft, the UNILAD reported.
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Egypt unveils coffin buried hundreds of years ago

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  SAQQARA, EGYPT – Archaeologists in Egypt said Saturday they had found 59 well.preserved and sealed wooden coffins over recent weeks that were buried more than 2,500 years ago. Opening one of the ornately decorated sarcophagi before assembled media, the team revealed mummified remains wrapped in burial cloth that bore hieroglyphic inscriptions in bright colours.                                                                                                                                             The dramatic find was unearthed south of Cairo in the sprawling burial ground of Saqqara, the necropolis of the ancient Egyptian capita...
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