April 29, 2019, 7:00 PM UTC / Source: Space.com By Charles Q. Choi, Space.com The moon may have formed after a giant Mars-size rock hit a magma-covered newborn Earth, a new study finds. Earth came together about 4.5 billion years ago, and previous research…
Over a kilometer below the surface of Italy, deep beneath the Gran Sasso mountain, lies a cylindrical tank. Its roughly a meter high, a bit less than that wide, and its filled with an extraordinary substance: three and a half tons of ultra-pure xenon, kept li…
Nearly 30 years after a NASA spacecraft visited the farthest planets in our solar system, Uranus and Neptune, the space agency is looking to go back. Utilizing advancements in technology over the past 30 years, a NASA scientist and his team at the Goddard Sp…
April 29, 2019, 4:00 PM UTC Think of it as a crash course in averting asteroid crashes. As part of the 2019 Planetary Defense Conference, NASA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and their international partners will conduct a so-called tabletop exerci…
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A tiny, “alien” grain of dust that was created as a long-gone star died has been found by scientists. The tiny speck of stardust was found inside of a chondritic meteorite in Antarctica, having originally been hurled into space by an exploding star that died…
Bill Fairbank is looking for… nothing. The Colorado State University professor of physics studies the fundamental matter particles known as neutrinos, and an exceedingly rare instance of radioactive decay in which neutrinosotherwise present in such decaysa…
A ‘deep learning’ approach to detecting storms on Saturn is set to transform our understanding of planetary atmospheres, according to UCL and University of Arizona researchers. The new technique, called PlanetNet, identifies and maps the components and featu…
Research involving Kiwi scientists has shown surface seawater, warmed by the sun, is a key factor in why the base of part of the Ross Ice Shelf (RIS) in Antarctica has melted faster than average. The findings could have major implications for models trying …
Earth heading towards comet debris – prepare for DAZZLING meteor displays – Express.co.uk
