Didymos is spinning so quickly that rocks are detaching at its equator and going into orbit
Asteroid Didymos is spitting rocks out into space.
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How NASA's Psyche mission will explore an unexplored world
Launching in August 2022 and arriving at the asteroid belt in 2026, NASA's Psyche spacecraft will orbit a world we can barely pinpoint from Earth and have never visited.
Astronomy
Dec 20, 2021
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Giant comets could pose danger to life on Earth
A team of astronomers from Armagh Observatory and the University of Buckingham report that the discovery of hundreds of giant comets in the outer planetary system over the last two decades means that these objects pose a ...
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2015
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Water common—yet scarce—in exoplanets
The most extensive survey of atmospheric chemical compositions of exoplanets to date has revealed trends that challenge current theories of planet formation and has implications for the search for water in the solar system ...
Astronomy
Dec 11, 2019
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Ancient stars shed light on Earth's similarities to other planets
Earth-like planets may be common in the universe, a new UCLA study implies. The team of astrophysicists and geochemists presents new evidence that the Earth is not unique. The study was published in the journal Science on ...
Astronomy
Oct 17, 2019
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Researchers develop a new type of frequency comb that promises to further boost the accuracy of timekeeping
Chip-based devices known as frequency combs, which measure the frequency of light waves with unparalleled precision, have revolutionized timekeeping, the detection of planets outside of our solar system and high-speed optical ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 14, 2024
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New giant planet shows evidence of possible planetary collisions
A Neptune-sized planet denser than steel has been discovered by an international team of astronomers, who believe its composition could be the result of a giant planetary clash.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 30, 2023
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Lush Venus? Searing Earth? It could have happened
If conditions had been just a little different an eon ago, there might be plentiful life on Venus and none on Earth.
Astronomy
Jul 5, 2016
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Winds of rubies and sapphires strike the sky of giant planet
Signs of powerful changing winds have been detected on a planet 16 times larger than Earth, over 1000 light years away - the first time ever that weather systems have been found on a gas giant outside our solar system - according ...
Astronomy
Dec 12, 2016
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What's inside Ceres? New findings from gravity data
In the tens of thousands of photos returned by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, the interior of Ceres isn't visible. But scientists have powerful data to study Ceres' inner structure: Dawn's own motion.
Space Exploration
Aug 4, 2016
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