Space Exploration
May 24, 2019
What caused the fireballs that lit up the sky over Australia?
Over the past few days a pair of spectacular fireballs have graced Australia's skies.
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Earth Sciences
May 23, 2019
Oldest meteorite collection on Earth found in one of the driest places
Earth is bombarded every year by rocky debris, but the rate of incoming meteorites can change over time. Finding enough meteorites scattered on the planet's surface can be challenging, especially if you are interested in ...
Astronomy
May 21, 2019
Formation of the moon brought water to Earth
The Earth is unique in our solar system: It is the only terrestrial planet with a large amount of water and a relatively large moon, which stabilizes the Earth's axis. Both were essential for Earth to develop life. Planetologists ...
Space Exploration
May 21, 2019
The first extraterrestrial mud ball in 50 years
On April 23 at 9:09 p.m. local time, residents of Aguas Zarcas, a small town in Costa Rica, saw a large "fireball" in the sky.
Earth Sciences
May 15, 2019
Planetary scientists unravel mystery of Egyptian desert glass
A Curtin University researcher has solved a nearly 100-year-old riddle by discovering that glass found in the Egyptian desert was created by a meteorite impact, rather than atmospheric airburst, in findings that have implications ...
Earth Sciences
May 13, 2019
Glassy menagerie of particles in beach sands near Hiroshima is fallout debris: study
Mario Wannier, a career geologist with expertise in studying tiny marine life, was methodically sorting through particles in samples of beach sand from Japan's Motoujina Peninsula when he spotted something unexpected: a number ...
Astronomy
May 10, 2019
Matter around a young star helps astronomers explore stellar history
Astronomers map the substance aluminum monoxide (AlO) in a cloud around a distant young star—Origin Source I. The finding clarifies some important details about how our solar system, and ultimately we, came to be. The cloud's ...
Space Exploration
May 2, 2019
State-of-the-art imaging uncovers the exciting life history of an unusual Mars meteorite
With human and sample-return missions to Mars still on the drawing board, geologists wishing to study the red planet rely on robotic helpers to collect and analyse samples. Earlier this year we said goodbye to NASA's Opportunity ...
Space Exploration
Apr 30, 2019
The space rock that hit the moon at 61,000 kilometers an hour
Observers watching January's total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as a meteorite hit the lunar surface. Spanish astronomers now think the space rock collided with the Moon at 61,000 kilometres an ...
Astronomy
Apr 29, 2019
Ashes of a dying star's hold clues about solar system's birth
A grain of dust forged in the death throes of a long-gone star was discovered by a team of researchers led by the University of Arizona.
