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Published Ryugu samples illuminate terrestrial weathering effects on primitive meteorites
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Asteroids offer valuable windows into the early solar system, given that they are remnants of planet ...
Published Metal scar found on cannibal star
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source When a star like our Sun reaches the end of its life, it can ingest the surrounding planets and aste...
Published The origins of dark comets
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Up to 60% of near-Earth objects could be dark comets, mysterious asteroids that orbit the sun in our ...
Published Much of Earth's nitrogen was locally sourced - Much of Earth's Nitrogen Was Locally Sourced
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists show evidence that nitrogen acquired during Earth's formation came from both the inner an...
Published Research shows how Gulf of Mexico escaped ancient mass extinction - Research Shows How Gulf of Mexico Escaped Ancient Mass Extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) An ancient bout of global warming 56 million years ago that acidified oceans and wiped-out marine li...
Published Cosmic building blocks of life discovered through the electron microscope
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Meteorites are fragments of asteroids which find their way to Earth as shooting stars and provide in ...
Published Mass extinction 66 million years ago triggered rapid evolution of bird genomes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Study finds that the mass extinction caused by an asteroid about 66 million years ago led to critica ...
Published Dawn maps Ceres craters where ice can accumulate - Dawn Maps Ceres Craters Where Ice Can Accumulate
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission have identified permanently shadowed regions on the dwarf planet...
Published Planet Nine could spell doom for solar system - Planet Nine: A Threat to Our Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) The solar system could be thrown into disaster when the sun dies if the mysterious 'Planet Nine' exi...
Published Earth formed from dry, rocky building blocks - Earth Formed from Dry, Rocky Building Blocks: A New Perspective
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study shows that the so-called planetesimals that accreted together to form Earth must have be...
Published Billions of celestial objects revealed in gargantuan survey of the Milky Way - Billions of Celestial Objects Revealed in Gargantuan Survey of the Milky Way
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new datase...
Published Fascinating orbits: Celestial bodies surprisingly erratic - Fascinating Orbits: Celestial Bodies Surprisingly Erratic
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers are researching the way in which celestial bodies orbit each other, now and in the futur...
Published Wandering Jupiter accounts for our unusual solar system - Wandering Jupiter: The Reason Behind Our Unusual Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) Jupiter may have swept through the early solar system like a wrecking ball, destroying a first gener...
Published Modeling reveals how dwarf planet Ceres powers unexpected geologic activity - Modeling Reveals How Dwarf Planet Ceres Powers Unexpected Geologic Activity
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source For a long time, our view of Ceres was fuzzy, according to a geoscientist. A dwarf planet and the la...
Published MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury - MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury
(via sciencedaily.com) The closest planet to the sun appears to get hit by a periodic meteor shower, possibly associated wi...
Published Spot Discovered On Dwarf Planet Haumea Shows Up Red And Rich With Organics - Spot Discovered on Dwarf Planet Haumea Shows Up Red and Rich with Organics
(via sciencedaily.com) A dark red area discovered on the dwarf planet Haumea appears to be richer in minerals and organic c...
Published The last day of the dinosaurs - The Last Day of the Dinosaurs: A Catastrophic Event That Changed the World
(via sciencedaily.com) The asteroid which killed nearly all of the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime. This conclusio ...
Published New study removes human bias from debate over dinosaurs' demise
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers tried a new approach to resolve the scientific debate over whether it was a giant astero...
Published Mining rocks in orbit could aid deep space exploration - Mining Rocks in Orbit Could Aid Deep Space Exploration
(via sciencedaily.com) The first mining experiments conducted in space could pave the way for new technologies to help huma...
Published Fossils reveal how ancient birds molted their feathers -- which could help explain why ancestors of modern birds survived when all the other dinosaurs died
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Birds are the only group of dinosaurs that survived the asteroid-induced mass extinction 66 million ...