It’s a paradox: life needs water to survive, but a world full of water cannot generate the biomolecules that would have been essential at the beginning of life. Or so the researchers…
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When an asteroid closes in on Earth, we have a rare opportunity to learn what it’s made of
Gravity calculations can provide a lot of information about a variety of phenomena. Everything from Einstein’s rings to the rocket equation depends at least partially on gravity. Now an undergraduate student and…
Newly Detected ‘Planet Killer’ Asteroid Could One Day Threaten Earth
Astronomers have detected a “planet killer” asteroid passing through Earth’s orbit and could slowly approach us centuries from now. With a diameter of about 1.1 km to 2.3 km, the asteroid, named…
The Perseverance rover collects rock samples from Mars to bring them back to Earth
Hidden in the minerals and textures that make up rocks are clues to how and when they formed and were later changed. These changes can occur due to the presence of water-rich…
The Perseverance rover collects rock samples from Mars to bring them back to Earth
Hidden in the minerals and textures that make up rocks are clues to how and when they formed and were later changed. These changes can occur due to the presence of water-rich…
Large meteor impacts on Mars: seismic waves observed on the surface of a planet other than Earth for the first time
Wave field simulation. The first observation of surface waves on Mars reveals details about the planet’s crust. Credit: ETH Zurich, Doyeon Kim, Martin van Driel and Christian Boehm What seismic waves reveal…
How solar farms in space could transmit electricity to Earth – EcoWatch
An illustration of solar energy transmitted by an orbiting satellite. Mmdi/Digital Vision/Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental journal, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated…
The Perseverance rover collects rock samples from Mars to bring them back to Earth
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The Perseverance rover collects rock samples from Mars to bring them back to Earth
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‘Planet-killer’ asteroid with potential to collide with Earth found lurking in sun’s glare
For a long time, the shard of the sun hid a secret – a trio of space rocks with a member that could one day be dangerous for the planet. Of the…