Planetesimal compositions governed by aerodynamic sorting from the onset of Solar System formation
Alexander, C. M. O. D., Grossman, J. N., Ebel, D. S. & Ciesla, F. J. The formation conditions…
The Moon may have formed almost intact within hours of Theia smashing into Earth
New simulations of the Moon-forming giant impact show that treating the early Earth and Theia as realistic geological…
Australia’s North Pole Dome Crater is Earth’s Oldest and Only Known Archean Impact Structure
Zircon crystals and impact-altered minerals show that a massive asteroid slammed into what is now the Pilbara region…
Asteroid Donaldjohanson is Wobbly, Peanut-Shaped Object with Watery Past, Scientists Say
The main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, a heavily cratered fragment born from a catastrophic breakup 155 million years ago, appears…
Rare meteorite points to a long-lost planet from our early solar system
A meteorite found in the Sahara is forcing scientists to rethink what kinds of worlds once circled the…
DNA building blocks on asteroid Ryugu, bacteria that eat plastic waste, and more science news
Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off…
Sun May Have Escaped Milky Way’s Crowded Core Billions of Years Ago
Using a vast catalog of Sun-like stars built by ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers have found strong evidence that…
Building Blocks of Life Found on Near-Earth Asteroid Could Reveal New Clues About Life in the Universe
NEED TO KNOW Several new studies on a near-Earth asteroid may reveal new information about our early solar…