A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

Nuclear pulse propulsion is a technology that would work. It was being developed in the 1960s. It was stopped because of the nuclear test ban treaty and ...

Examination of solvent extracts of the carbonaceous matter has led to the conclusion that it probably contained intermediates in the process of carbon formation, and was formed from the initially ...

1 Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology, University of Buckingham, Buckingham, UK. 2 Centre for Astrobiology, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka. 3 National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy, ...

A REPORT of the discovery of olivine in the Orgueil carbonaceous meteorite 1 aroused considerable scepticism 2,3. The identification was based on selected area electron diffraction patterns ...

These isotopes matched those found in carbonaceous meteorites, which are fragments of C-type asteroids. The discovery was made possible by advanced technological advancements, allowing scientists to ...

The study of cometary and asteroid rocks via meteorites – small fragments ... that Earth’s water more closely matches that of “carbonaceous” asteroids, which bear traces of past water.

By comparing ruthenium found in the Chicxulub rocks to different types of meteorites, scientists identified the asteroid as a “type C” carbonaceous asteroid. Unlike other asteroids, Carbonaceous ...

NASA has warned the chance has doubled that the asteroid hurtling towards Earth will make contact. The United States space agency warned the likelihood of Asteroid 2024 YR4 striking us in 2032 had ...

Earth’s water likely arrived later than previously believed, according to meteorite and Earth rock isotope comparisons, with only a small amount contributed during the Moon’s formation and more ...

Experts from the University of Alberta believe this is the first time audio of a meteorite fall is recorded. The American Meteor Society received at least 170 eyewitness reports of the falling ...

A burning rock blazing through the Earth’s atmosphere danced across the sky in a flash of white, blue and orange light.