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Researchers have used drones and artificial intelligence (AI) to locate a freshly fallen meteorite in the vast Nullarbor Plain in Western Australia.The new method of locating meteorites developed by a team at Curtin University could…

Tokyo: A new study by researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology's Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) has suggested that these asteroid materials could have formed very far away in the early solar system and then been transported…

Our solar system is believed to have formed from a cloud of gas and dust, the so-called solar nebula, which began gravitationally condensing around 4.6 billion years ago. As this cloud contracted, it began to spin and form into a spinning…

Wednesday March 16Whether you rise early or late today, there is a tempting target in the north: the variable star Delta (δ) Cephei in Cepheus the King. This bright star lies about 2.5° east of Zeta Cephei, which marks the lower right…

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have recently glimpsed the distant future of Earth. NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) recently discovered…

Planetary debris, including some moon-sized objects, may hint at a rocky exoplanet in a stellar zombie's habitable zone, according to a new study.The star in question is a white dwarf called WD1054-226, a cooling remnant of a star that has…

For most, February 15 seemed like an ordinary day.We recognized Flag Day, the day the Canadian maple leaf flag was first raised in Ottawa in 1965. But things played out differently on the surface of the sun, with a huge explosion in the…

Fireballs Aotearoa wants you to go catch a shooting star.Or at least capture one on a camera. Fireballs Aotearoa is a collaborative effort of skywatchers, astronomers and amateur geologists from the University of Canterbury and the!--break-->…

In our solar system, the Earth is the largest of the telluric planets; small rocky worlds. The next largest planet in size is Neptune, a gas giant four times the diameter of Earth. When we started finding exoplanets -…

The February calendar has many twos. There was 02-02-2022 and now 22-02-2022 - which some people call "Twosday". To mark this Duos Day, we bring you our list of things in the solar system that come in twos or pairs. 1. Binary…

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is huge, 120,000 light-years across its flat disc, and two million light-years across its huge halo, a cloud of stars surrounding the disc in a vaguely crushed spherical shape. But it wasn't…

For the first time, astronomers have found direct evidence of a dead star currently eating the remnants of its former planets, the debris accelerated to hellish speeds and temperatures before slamming into the star's…

Just over 12 months ago, we sat in Woomera, outback Australia, waiting for a streak of light across the sky to witness that the Hayabusa2 spacecraft had returned from its journey to retrieve a small piece of a near-Earth asteroid…

There are genuine behemoths that sail around the solar system.In 2021, astronomers identified a gargantuan comet - an ancient mass of ice, dust and rock - passing through our cosmic neighborhood. Luckily, it won't come within a billion…

Just over 12 months ago, we sat in Woomera, outback Australia, waiting for a streak of light across the sky to witness that the Hayabusa2 spacecraft had returned from its journey to retrieve a small piece of a near-Earth asteroid…

LEXINGTON, Kentucky (February 9, 2022) — Less than two months ago, NASA, in coordination with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, launched the James Webb Space Telescope - the largest telescope ever built - on its 1.6…

Have you ever felt like there just wasn't enough time in the day? Turns out you might be onto something. The Earth is spinning faster than it has in the last half century, which means our days are a bit shorter than we are used to. And…

University communication Today This artist's concept depicts two celestial bodies crashing into each other, creating a disc of mostly molten, partially vaporized rock that…

The astronomical community was shocked in 1995 when the first planet orbiting a Sun-like star was discovered. Not just because of the discovery itself, but because the planet was what we now call a Hot Jupiter: Gas…

In 2021, there were plenty of big space stories in the news, including two lunar eclipses in May and November. Coincidentally, two more total lunar eclipses will occur in May and November 2022. We were also entertained by three…

One of my favorite things about the large number of exoplanets detected so far - coming out of 5,000 of these extraterrestrial worlds - is that with so many discoveries, you can see trends in their characteristics, as…

By Gary Boyle The garden astronomer Looking back to 2021, there were many big space stories in the news, including two lunar eclipses in May and November. Coincidentally, two more total lunar eclipses will occur in May and…

Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system around 4.6 billion years ago. The current number of known asteroids is: . Most of this ancient space junk is…

Astronomers face a number of annoying issues we have with the Universe, and one of the most important is dark matter. Its existence was first mentioned in the 1930s, but it was not until the 1960s and 1970s that…

Some of the most exciting space missions are ready to go in 2022.This year, expect the first images and…

The James Webb Space Telescope - humanity's biggest bet to date in its quest to probe the Universe - flew into space on December 25, marking the culmination of decades of work by the world's astronomers whole. But for…

Earth and Mars were formed from material largely derived from the inner solar system; only a few percent of the building blocks of these two planets originate from beyond Jupiter's orbit. A group of researchers led by the University of…

In early 2021, we were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Perseverance rover at Jezero crater on Mars. The first part of the year was devoted to the Red Planet - with a successful landing of a rover and the very first helicopter flight…

Asteroid Ryugu has some of the darkest and oldest material in our solar system, according to analysis of the cosmic object.Samples of the asteroid were extracted in 2019 by the Japanese probe Hayabusa 2, traveling more than 300 million…

WASHINGTON, Dec.14 (Reuters) - It was completed years late at a much higher cost than expected, but NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled to launch next week, could usher in a new era in the field of astronomy by collecting…

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Seth Jacobson is Assistant Professor at Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Natural Sciences. As a planetologist, Jacobson studies the…

QuestionHow was the asteroid belt formed? I've heard that there would have been another planet there, but there doesn't seem to be enough material for a planet.ReplyThat's a great question, Jessie. To answer it, we need to board a time…

TRAPPIST-1 would be an ordinary star without the scientific interest aroused by its seven planets. Astronomers first spotted the new worlds, of which at least three could be habitable, in 2016. Now, a new study suggests that how the…

Seismic data collected at Elysium Planitia, the second largest volcanic region on Mars, suggests the presence of a shallow sedimentary layer sandwiched between lava flows below the planet's surface. These results were obtained as part of…

Four planets of the inner solar system (Elements of this image furnished by NASA- earthmap ... http://visibleearth.nasa.gov) getty While the term itself immediately conjures up the kind of alchemy at the…

A very large team of astronomers announced they discovered 35 new mergers of compact objects - from black holes and / or neutron stars - on top of those previously found in recent years, which now makes a total of 90…

The essential ingredients of life as we know them include water and carbon. These two substances produce DNA, RNA, proteins, fats and sugars, which are part of all living things. While searching for the possibility of life beyond our…

Where the asteroid belt is located today, there was a mysterious hole in the early solar system. If you go back a few billion years on the cosmic clock, our solar system would look very different from what it is today. The young Sun was…

An MIT study suggests that a mysterious gap existed in the solar system's protoplanetary disk around 4.567 billion years ago, and likely shaped the makeup of the solar system's planets. This image shows an artist's interpretation of a…

If someone asks you how many moons Saturn has, the correct answer is "a lot". A slightly more correct answer would be "at least 82". The best answer would probably be now: "150, plus / minus 30, if you're talking more…

Go back the cosmic clock a few billion years ago and our solar system was very different from what it is today. About 4.5 billion years ago, the young Sun shone like it does now, albeit a little smaller. Instead of being surrounded by…

The 1I / ʻOumuamua (or simply Oumuamua, if you prefer) is an object from outside the solar system that was identified in 1024 and, almost two years later, it was the turn of comet 2I / Borisov to be discovered wandering here. Although…

Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUN Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of "Ask an astronaut" and "Space radio, "and author of"How to die in space. ”Sutter contributed this article to The expert voices of Space.com:…

The James Webb Space Telescope is seen inside the S5C payload processing facility on October 15 at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. Credit: NASA / Chris Gunn Engineers removed the James Webb Space Telescope from its…

About 4.567 billion years ago, our solar system housed a gap in the protoplanetary disk, near where the main asteroid belt is today, and likely shaped the makeup of the planets, according to one study conducted by scientists at MIT. This…

The artist's concept shows a white dwarf with a gas giant planet and orbiting debris. It's a glimpse into the future of the solar system. Picture via WM Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko. Scientists now have proof that some of the planets…

In a new revelation, astronomers have now claimed that our solar system was divided into inner and outer regions long before it was formed 4.5 billion years ago. A Daily Mail report suggested the study was conducted by researchers at…

South West Research InstituteArtist illustration of the Lucy concept.On Saturday, NASA launched its Lucy mission to study Jupiter's Trojans - clusters of asteroids that precede and follow the gas giant orbiting the Sun.A sensor built…

New York, October 17 At the start of the solar system, a "protoplanetary disk" of dust and gas circled around the sun and eventually merged into the planets we know today, according to a…

An MIT study suggests that a mysterious gap existed in the solar system's protoplanetary disk around 4.567 billion years ago, and likely shaped the makeup of the solar system's planets. This image shows an artist's interpretation of a…

How will the solar system die? This is an extremely important question that researchers have speculated a lot about, using our knowledge of physics to create complex theoretical models. We know that the Sun will eventually become a "white…

You are made of star stuff. Carl Sagan said this in his series Cosmos, and it is literally true. We know the early universe contained only hydrogen and helium (and a hint of lithium), and all of the heavier elements - carbon,…

The Lucy spacecraft, shown here in an artist's impression, will fly past six Trojan asteroids near Jupiter.Credit: NASA A NASA spacecraft is about to begin its journey to a realm in the outer…

Perseverance landed more than a mile (approximately 2 kilometers) from the cliffs at the front of the delta. We are both part of the team in charge of Mastcam-Z instrument, a set of cameras with zoom lenses that would allow us to see a…

For more than 4 billion years, life on Earth has survived and thrived.This aerial view of Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is one of the most iconic land-based hydrothermal features in the world. The colors are due to…

On Saturday, women and their allies will march through cities across the country, including the Tampa Bay area. The Women's Marches will draw attention to women's rights, including the right to access safe and legal abortions. WMNF…

The Lucy mission has passed all of its pre-launch tests and is expected to leave the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station around 5:30 a.m.ET on October 16. The Trojan asteroids, which borrow their name from Greek mythology, orbit the sun in…

A big problem when trying to figure out how the planets were formed is that it happened 4.55 billion years ago. The file is a bit hazy now. We have a lot of science and understanding of the planet building processes, and can…

A galaxy a billion light-years from Earth is pouring out copious amounts of infrared light, the hallmark of a furious starbirth. It's already pretty cool, but it's better: As light from this galaxy passes through the Universe, it…

Falling rocks in tropical rocks were among the first clues that something strange happened on planet Earth. Dropstones are rocks that land on the seabed, sometimes with such force that the sediments deform. But there shouldn't be any…

AMHERST, Mass. - A twelve billion year old mystery of the early universe; the paradox of a recurrent supernova; the unknown process governing the growth of stars: these are among the topics recently explored in a remarkable…

If you've ever looked at a model of the solar system, you've probably noticed that the sun, planets, moons, and asteroids lie roughly on the same plane. But why is this?To answer this question, we have to travel to the very beginning of…

We live in calm and peaceful times and we have the worst behind us. Italian researchers have come to this optimistic conclusion. Anyone who rubs their eyes with irritation at the current state of affairs should keep in mind that these…

When we talk about the solar system, we are usually talking about the Sun, the planets, and a handful of asteroids that are very close to the orbits of Jupiter, Mars or just after Neptune. However, in addition to dwarf planets like…

Billions of years ago, gravity caused a large cloud of gas and dust to collapse within its own structure. The result of this collapse is the solar system we know today, made up of our star, eight planets, many moons, and a multitude of…

WISEA J153429.75-104303.3 (WISE 1534-1043 for short) - nicknamed "The Accident" by its discoverer, citizen scientist Dan Caselden - is a cold brown, very metal-poor dwarf located about 50 light years away in the constellation Libra. This…

Where did the dinosaur killer asteroid come from? It is a question of great scientific interest and fascinating to the public. We know that 66 million years ago, a 10-kilometer-sized asteroid crashed into Earth just off what is…

Where did the dinosaur killer asteroid come from? It is a question of great scientific interest and fascinating to the public. We know that 66 million years ago, a 10-kilometer-sized asteroid crashed into Earth just…

Chennai: Scientists led by Sunao Hasegawa of JAXA, the Japanese space agency, reported Monday in The Astrophysical Journal Letters that two objects spotted in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter appear to have come from beyond…

Artistic interpretation of an asteroid belt. Picture: NasaThey are red, they are big enough, and they have nothing to doin the main asteroid belt, but their discovery confirms the complex conditions in place when the solar system was still!-->!-->!-->…

Artist's illustration of the asteroid belt of our solar system. Credit: NASA / McREL Asteroids, sometimes referred to as minor planets, are rocky remnants of the initial formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. The…