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The Bennu samples have rocks unlike any meteorite ever found
Astronomy Magazine· 3 days agoNow known as chondrules, from the ancient Greek chondros, meaning “grain”, they are present in...
How old is each planet in our solar system?
Astronomy Magazine· 4 days agoDo we know the order in which the planets in our solar system formed? While we have a precise (and probably accurate) age for the solar system, we do not have precise ages ...
Astronomers Try to Directly Observe Epsilon Eridani b. No Luck. Maybe Webb Can Find it?
Universe Today· 4 days agoBack in the year 2000, Epsilon Eridani b was discovered. It is a Jupiter-like exoplanet 10.5 light years away but it has taken decades of observations to learn more about the planet ...
Isotopic Analysis Reveals Origins of Organic Matter in Martian Sediments
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoAlthough Mars presents a barren, dusty landscape with no signs of life so far, its geological...
The mission to retrieve a Mars sample is running into turbulence
The Verge· 4 days agoIf they can be brought back to Earth, these would be an invaluable scientific resource: the first...
Shrew Are You? Scientist Discovers Two New Species of Shrews in Museum’s Collection
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoWhile expeditions into the field still occur, centuries of collecting have provided natural history...
The fossils being formed today will show how humankind disrupted life on Earth
Phys.org· 5 days agoFossils are an essential record of life on Earth that demonstrate long periods of stability,...
Where did Earth's water come from? This ancient asteroid family may help us find out
Space via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn other words, they could help us peer into the secrets of the ancient solar system. As such,...
Biodiversity Loss Increases the Risk of Disease Outbreaks, Analysis Suggests
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoNow, a large-scale analysis of nearly 1,000 scientific studies has shown just how closely human activity is tied to public health. Published last week in the journal Nature, the findings suggest ...