LIVERMORE, Calif. — Scientists have found that calcium, aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs), some of the oldest objects in the solar system, formed far away from our sun and then later fell back into the ...
Akira Miyake/Kyoto University Given that our species has only existed for a tiny fraction of the lifespan of our solar system ...
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 mission returned uncontaminated primitive asteroid samples to Earth. A comprehensive analysis of 16 particles from the asteroid Ryugu revealed many ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A rare form of helium may have flooded Earth’s core during the ...
Named after the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey that first detected it, 3I/ATLAS includes the “I” designation to signify its interstellar origin, indicating that it came ...
Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. They happen at least twice, but no more than five times, each year. A specific location on Earth experiences a total solar eclipse ...