[NEWS] Ten D-Brief links

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• Did extraterrestrial sugars seed life on Earth? D-Brief reports.


• A detailed simulation suggests how black holes can function as natural particle accelerators. D-Brief reports.


• This trompe l'oeil photo seemingly combines the two Saturnian moons of Dione and Rhea. D-Brief shares this.


• Evidence of methane in the atmosphere of Mars is strangely lacking. D-Brief reports.


• Astronomers found, with help from a quasar, a patch of gas in deep intergalactic space apparently a pure sampling from the Big Bang. D-Brief reports.


• A species of midge has become an invasive species in Antarctica. D-Brief reports.


• Plants have been made to grow in space. D-Brief reports.


• These remarkable images of Ultima Thule from New Horizons shows a two-lobed world. D-Brief shares them.


• Perhaps unsurprisingly, the effect of climate change could lead to greater electricity consumption in China. D-Brief reports.


• Congratulations are due to China for the successful landing of the Chang'e-4 probe on the far side of the Moon.