Artist’s interpretation of ‘Omuamua’.Image: William Hartman Four years ago, astronomers discovered Omuamua, the first known international object to pass through our solar system. The research budget features an array of bizarre and indescribable features, some of which, according to new research, are compatible with Pluto-like icy shards. “We suggest that …
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On the Earth’s crust, temperatures remain relatively constant throughout the year. However, under the crust, beneath our feet is an incredibly warm place – the main part of the earth! From driving plate tectonics to protecting us from solar radiation, the origin of the Earth is not only interesting, but, …
Read More »Great connection: For the first time in almost 800 years the planets visually “double-up” | The weather
About 800 years ago in 1226 the two planets were visually “arranged” in the night sky. It was a coincidence of Jupiter and Saturn. In a rare event, they appeared very close together with one-half of the apparent width of the moon. This happened on March 4, 1226 – just …
Read More »Japan’s spacecraft approaches home taking planetary soil samples
TOKYO (AP) – A Japanese spacecraft is nearing Earth after a year of travel with soil samples and data that could give a clue to the origin of the solar system, a space agency official said Friday. The Haibusa 2 spacecraft left the planet Raigu, about 300 million kilometers (180 …
Read More »China is preparing for a mission to bring material back from the moon
WENCHANG, China (AP) – Chinese technologists have been making final preparations for a mission to bring material back from the lunar surface for the first four years since Monday – an undertaking that could accelerate human understanding of the moon and solar system more generally. Chang 5 – Named after …
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