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4 billion-year-old relic from early solar system heading our way
Asteroids, Comets and Meteors

4 billion-year-old relic from early solar system heading our way

An enormous comet -- approximately 80 miles across, more than twice the width of Rhode Island -- is heading our way at 22,000 miles …

Apr 13, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Could the asteroid Ryugu be a remnant of an extinct comet? Scientists now answer
Asteroids, Comets and Meteors

Could the asteroid Ryugu be a remnant of an extinct comet? Scientists now answer

The Hayabusa2 mission has recently uncovered information on the physical characteristics of the asteroid 'Ryugu,' which, according to the conventional theory, forms from a …

Mar 23, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Comet 67P’s abundant oxygen more of an illusion, new study suggests
Asteroids, Comets and Meteors

Comet 67P’s abundant oxygen more of an illusion, new study suggests

When the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft discovered abundant molecular oxygen bursting from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) in 2015, it puzzled scientists. They had never …

Mar 15, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Microscopic view on asteroid collisions could help us understand planet formation
Asteroids, Comets and Meteors

Microscopic view on asteroid collisions could help us understand planet formation

A new way of dating collisions between asteroids and planetary bodies throughout our solar system's history could help scientists reconstruct how and when planets …

Feb 25, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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