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Crystal-studded space rock found in the Sahara may rewrite the history of the early solar system

The rocks were found in May 2020 in the Erg Chech sand sea, in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria.

Space

How we discovered that Uranus and Neptune are actually nearly identical in colour

In many images of the two outer gas giants of the Solar System, Neptune typically looks rich blue while Uranus comes across as pale green. But now our new study, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, has revealed that these two ice giants are actually very similar…

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The 12 Best Space Images of 2023

Here are our picks for the 12 best space images of the year.

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'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 5 review: A new asteroid heading for Mars puts a rocket under the season

A new body in the Solar System starts a multi-trillion-dollar gold rush, while the shockwaves from a certain someone's departure continue to resonate on Mars.

Space

Is some of the body that collided with Earth to form the Moon still recognisable inside our planet?

Scientists have dated the birth of the Solar System to about 4.57 billion years ago. About 60 million years later a “giant impact” collision between the infant Earth and a Mars-sized body called Theia created the Moon.

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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Space Telescope

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Many of the Universe's Remaining Mysteries Exist In This Icy, Doughnut-Shaped Region

Kuiper Belt objects are some of the last remaining unexplored objects in the universe. Finding them has proved incredibly difficult.

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What will ‘cosmic detective’ OSIRIS-Rex bring back on September 24? | Explained

NASA's OSIRIS-Rex mission will drop a capsule of pristine asteroid material in the Utah desert on September 24. The astro-material may provide insights into how planets formed, what materials were present in the early Solar System, and how life on the earth began. OSIRIS-Rex had to precisely choreograph a celestial…

The Hindu

Inside NASA’s Historic OSIRIS-REx Mission To Bring A Chunk of An Asteroid Back To Earth

On Sunday, NASA will finally witness the descent of its first asteroid sample retrieval mission.

Inverse

Are we about to see a rare green comet light up the sky? An expert on what to expect from Nishimura

Of all the objects in the Solar System, perhaps the most spectacular are the great comets that occasionally grace our skies. If you’ve been on social media in the past few days, you’ve probably seen articles proclaiming we have such a comet in our skies right now: C/2023 P1 (Nishimura).

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Why the Evidence for Interstellar Materials Found on the Ocean Floor is Flimsy

The discovery was quite interesting because, although such spherules are distributed globally, it is not easy to recover them from the depths of the ocean bed – requiring a dredging operation with a powerful magnet.

Inverse

Scientists give verdict on Harvard professor’s claim of finding materials in sea from outside Solar System

‘None of the evidence’ presented is ‘sufficiently convincing’ to infer they are from outside the Solar System

The Independent UK

Have we really found the first samples from beyond the Solar System? The evidence is not convincing

Avi Loeb, an astrophysicist at Harvard University in the US, has published a press release claiming that some of the 700 or so spherical metallic fragments (spherules) he recovered from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Papua New Guinea, are from beyond the Solar System.

The Conversation

Sahara space rock 4.5 billion years old upends assumptions about the early Solar System

In new research published in Nature Communications, scientists analysed lead and uranium isotopes in Erg Chech 002 and calculated it is some 4.56556 billion years old, give or take 120,000 years

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Sahara space rock 4.5 billion years old upends assumptions about the early Solar System

In May 2020, some unusual rocks containing distinctive greenish crystals were found in the Erg Chech sand sea, a dune-filled region of the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria.

LiveScience

Massive solar explosion felt on Earth, the moon and Mars simultaneously for the 1st time ever

Instruments in different parts of the solar system all captured radiation from the same coronal mass ejection for the first time ever.

The Conversation

Voyager 2 has lost track of Earth. Only one antenna in the world can help it 'phone home'

In 1977, five years before ET asked to “phone home”, two robotic spacecraft began their own journey into space.

The Hindu

Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship

A physicist from Harvard University has recovered 50 spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that he claims may be material from an interstellar alien spaceship

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Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship – here's what to make of it

Avi Loeb, a physicist from Harvard University in the US, has recovered 50 tiny spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that he claims may be material from an interstellar alien spaceship.

The Conversation

5 incredible craters that will make you fall in love with the grandeur of our Solar System

Impact cratering happens on every solid body in the Solar System. In fact, it is the dominant process affecting the surfaces on most extraterrestrial bodies today.

Inverse

A Deep Sea Mission Could Reveal Knowledge Critical for Finding Alien Life

Astrobiologists seeking out alien life in the Solar System may benefit from a new mission exploring hydrothermal vents in Earth's oceans.

Inverse

Saturn's Rings Are Only 100 Million Years Old — Which is About How Long They Have Left

Saturn's rings are the planet's most distinguishing feature, but they're a recent addition to the Solar System — and are already disappearing.

The Conversation

Scientists launch JUICE mission to explore Jupiter's icy moons

Could we discover conditions necessary for life outside the Earth in the solar system?

Inverse

What Lies Beneath the Ice of Jupiter's Moons? Two Missions Will Investigate

Europe's JUICE and NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will soon launch to Jupiter to study its icy and possibly habitable moons.

Inverse

50 Years Ago, NASA Sent an Ambitious Mission to Saturn — and To Interstellar Horizons

The Pioneer 11 probe would serve as a metaphorical blueprint for the Voyager missions.

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