31 January 2018
Surprise find of complex organic molecules in LMC
..., then it is also likely that such molecules could have been delivered to the primitive Earth by comets and meteorites, helping to jumpstart the development of life on our planet - and perhaps elsewhere. “Even though the Large Magellanic...
04 May 2018
NASA's InSight mission gears up for tomorrow's launch
... Earthquakes on Earth, Mars is suspected of experiencing its own quakes which emanate from either tectonic activity or from meteorites striking the planet's surface. These quakes reverberate through the planet in the form of seismic waves and...
08 June 2018
Curiosity discovers ancient organic molecules on Mars
... which is the primary ingredient of coal was also found to be in roughly the same quantities as those observed in Martian meteorites found on Earth, and about 100 times greater in concentration than prior detections of organic carbon on Mars' surface...
04 July 2018
Majority of asteroids come from a handful of ancient planets
..., which is also the main location for wayward bits of smaller rock that find their way to Earth as meteorites. Knowing what asteroids are made of not only helps scientists to understand the materials that shaped our...
20 July 2018
Made-to-order meteor showers available soon say Japanese company
... told a news conference. Each satellite will have enough balls for 20-30 events, and as the man-made meteorites are larger than the usual variety, they are expected to last for several seconds before burning...
03 August 2018
Plate tectonics not needed for life, but UV light is
... when nitrogen in the atmosphere interacted with carbon that slammed into the young Earth in the form of meteorites. Powered by the UV light from the sun, the chemicals created from these interactions generated the building...
