Microscopic view on asteroid collisions could help us understand planet formation

A new way of dating collisions between asteroids and planetary bodies throughout our Solar System’s history could help scientists reconstruct how and when

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 23, 2022 • ~5 min

Cosmic ‘airburst’ leveled a biblical city in the Jordan Valley

"There's evidence of a large cosmic airburst, close to this city called Tall el-Hammam." The shock of the explosion over the city was enough to level it.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Sept. 21, 2021 • ~8 min

Mushrooms on Mars? Five unproven claims that alien life exists

No conclusive evidence that extraterrestrial life exists has been found...yet.

Gareth Dorrian, Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
May 21, 2021 • ~8 min

Meteorite hunters: how we found the first bit of UK space rock in over 30 years

The hunt for the space rock involved a few bits of sheep poo before the real meteorite was found.

Annemarie Pickersgill, Research associate in meteorite impacts, University of Glasgow • conversation
March 16, 2021 • ~8 min

How scientists found rare fireball meteorite pieces on a driveway – and what they could teach us

It looks like a broken barbeque brickette, but the newfound meteorite is a capsule of the Solar System's history that could reveal the secrets of the origin of life.

Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University • conversation
March 9, 2021 • ~8 min

How scientists found rare fireball meteorite pieces on a UK driveway – and what they could teach us

It looks like a broken barbeque brickette, but the newfound meteorite is a capsule of the Solar System's history that could reveal the secrets of the origin of life.

Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University • conversation
March 9, 2021 • ~8 min

How scientists found rare fireball meteorite pieces on a UK driveway – and what it could teach us

It looks like a broken barbeque brickette, but the newfound meteorite is a capsule of the Solar System's history that could reveal the secrets of the origin of life.

Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University • conversation
March 9, 2021 • ~8 min

‘Black beauty’ may blow up water’s origin story

New research turns the theory about where water comes from upside down. It may come out of the planet formation process, researchers say.

U. Copenhagen • futurity
Nov. 6, 2020 • ~6 min

Chunks of Venus may have smashed into the moon

Growing evidence suggests Venus was a lot like Earth long ago. Researchers say rocks from Venus that collided with the moon could help clear things up.

Fred Mamoun-Yale • futurity
Oct. 13, 2020 • ~5 min

Was our planet always wet?

The building blocks of our planet may have been the source of water on Earth rather than comets or asteroids from faraway, researchers report.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Sept. 1, 2020 • ~6 min

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