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6 February – The first stable helium compound is synthesized, Na 2 He. [44] [45] Helium is the most unreactive element. 7 February A mysterious "white dwarf pulsar" is announced, the first known star of its kind, located 380 light years from Earth. [46] Asteroid 2017 BQ6 passed within 6.6 lunar distances of Earth at 6:36 UT. 8 February
After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day. 1812 – The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri. [9] 1813 – In the action of 7 February 1813 near the Îles de Los, the frigates Aréthuse and Amelia batter each other, but neither can gain the upper hand.
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Seven Earth-sized planets have been discovered orbiting a nearby star, three of which appear to be warm enough to sustain life. ... February 22, 2017 at 10:53 AM ... Science Mission Director at NASA.
"Last month continued the world’s record-warm streak, with February 2024 ranking as the planet’s warmest February on record — the ninth month in a row of record-warm months," according to a ...
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Titan is 1/15th the size of Earth, yet its atmosphere is actually denser than Earth's. The critical factor is whether or not there is a magnetosphere to protect the atmosphere from solar wind. Atmosphere_of_Mars lists a few possible causes for Mar's current thin atmosphere. 99.245.35.136 ( talk ) 02:47, 7 February 2012 (UTC) [ reply ]
Yellowstone is one of the planet's largest volcanic systems, a place where a plume of the Earth's molten core rises up through the solid rock of crust, heating and melting it to form reservoirs of ...