Cluster: The curious case of Earth's leaking atmosphere; Hubble: The Crab Nebula as never seen before

MISSION NEWS AS OF THURSDAY 7 JULY 2016
+ THE CURIOUS CASE OF EARTH'S LEAKING ATMOSPHERE
Earth's atmosphere is leaking. Every day, around 90 tonnes of material escapes from our planet's upper atmosphere and streams out into space. Although missions such as ESA's Cluster fleet have long been investigating this leakage, there are still many open questions. How and why is Earth losing its atmosphere - and how is this relevant in our hunt for life elsewhere in the Universe?
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+ POWERFUL PROCESSES AT WORK - THE CRAB NEBULA AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE [HEIC1614]
This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the beating heart of one of the most visually appealing, and most studied, supernova remnants known - the Crab Nebula. At the centre of this nebula the spinning core of a deceased star breathes life into the gas that surrounds it.
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