Tag: Asteroids
‘Mini Psyches’ Give Insights into Mysterious Metal-Rich Near-Earth Asteroids
'Mini Psyches' Give Insights into Mysterious Metal-Rich Near-Earth Asteroids
New research into metal-rich asteroids reveals information about the origins and compositions of these...
Rosetta’s comet contains ingredients for life
Rosetta's comet in August 2015, when it was closest to the sun and when most of the glycine was detected.
Credit: ESA
Ingredients crucial for the...
First evidence of icy comets orbiting a sun-like star
Illustration of the dust ring surrounding HD 181327.Credit: Amanda Smith, University of Cambridge
An international team of astronomers have found evidence of ice and comets...
Supernovae showered Earth with radioactive debris
False color image of Cassiopeia A using Hubble and Spitzer telescopes and Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
An international team of scientists has found evidence of...
