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Ancient Asteroid Grains Provide Insight Into the Evolution of Our Solar System
Dec. 19, 2022 The UK’s national synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, was used by a large, international collaboration to study grains collected from a near-Earth asteroid to further our understanding …
Alien Planet Found Spiraling to Its Doom Around an Aging Star
Dec. 19, 2022 The condemned planet could help answer questions about the fate of other worlds as their solar systems …
Marsquake!
Dec. 15, 2022 The quake lasted four hours and identified layering in the crust that could indicate a meteoroid impact. The 4.7 magnitude temblor happened in May 2022 and released five times more energy than any …
Exquisite Views of Distant Galaxies
Dec. 15, 2022 For decades, the Hubble Space Telescope provided us with the most spectacular images of galaxies. This all changed when the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched and successfully completed …
Sound Recording Made of Dust Devils (Tiny Tornadoes of Dust, Grit) on Mars
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Hubble Detects Ghostly Glow Surrounding Our Solar System
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Deep-Space Optical Communication Demonstration Project Forges Ahead
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Meteorites Plus Gamma Rays Could Have Given Earth the Building Blocks for Life
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Tiny Underwater Sand Dunes May Shed Light on Larger Terrestrial and Martian Formations
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Small Asteroids Are Probably Young
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Mars Was Once Covered by 300-Meter Deep Oceans, Study Shows
Nov. 17, 2022 When Mars was a young planet, it was bombarded by icy asteroids that delivered water and organic chemistry necessary for life to emerge. According to the professor behind a new study, this means that …
Exploring the Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life Living in Caves
Nov. 16, 2022 For millennia, caves have served as shelters for prehistoric humans. Caves have also intrigued scholars from early Chinese naturalists to Charles Darwin. A cave ecologist has been in and out of these …
Cosmic Chocolate Pralines: General Neutron Star Structure Revealed
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2400 New Eyes on the Sky to See Cosmic Rainbows
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Ultrathin Solar Cells Promise Improved Satellite Performance
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Early Planetary Migration Can Explain Missing Planets
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Earth’s Oldest Stromatolites and the Search for Life on Mars
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Astronomers Discover Closest Black Hole to Earth
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Source link Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors News
Recent developments in research of asteroids, comets, and meteors have been in the news this week. Scientists have been studying these space phenomena for possible impact with Earth while also exploring the prospect of utilizing these bodies as resources.
Recent discoveries from the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed our view of asteroids, comets, and meteorites in more detail than ever before. Two rare meteorite falls—one in central India and the other in the south of France—provided researchers with vital data about the origins of these bodies and the possibilities for further study.
In addition, the ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory has detected a comet within the orbit of Mars—the first of its kind in over a decade. Scientists say it is likely to have originated from beyond our solar system and that it could provide valuable insight into the objects’ properties and evolutionary processes.
The next stage of research is likely to involve looking at asteroids, comets, and meteorites more closely, to understand their properties and characteristics and how they might be used. For example, a meteorite that fell in the US recently contained pure gold and iron, which could be used for advanced materials and propellants for space exploration.
Finally, the search for potentially hazardous asteroids, comets and meteorites will continue to be of paramount importance. However, with improved technology we can better understand the risks their presence poses and develop suitable defenses or methods of protection if required.
Overall, the recent news about asteroids, comets, and meteorites represents an exciting new chapter in our exploration of space and the science behind it. We are now able to obtain more challenges and discover, making it an inspiring topic for space enthusiasts of all ages.
