early solar system
Webb Sees Asteroids Collide in Another Star System
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to make amazing discoveries. This time in the constellation of Pictor where, in…
When Uranus and Neptune Migrated, Three Icy Objects Were Crashing Into Them Every Hour!
The giant outer planets haven’t always been in their current position. Uranus and Neptune for example are thought to have…
Meteorites: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has explored the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, planetary atmospheres, planetary…
Magnetic Fields Help Shape the Formation of New Planets
In all of scientific modeling, the models attempting to replicate planetary and solar system formation are some of the most…
How Many of Earth’s Moons Crashed Back Into the Planet?
A new study by an international team of scientists ventures that the Earth has had several moons in the past,…
Mission to Metal World Takes a Big Step Forward with Thruster Test
Engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center have just conducted a crucial test of the thruster that will take the Psyche…
Comet ISON Hosted A Rare Kind Of Nitrogen, Hinting At Reservoirs In Young Solar System
Comet ISON -- that bright comet last year that broke up around Thanksgiving weekend -- included two forms of nitrogen…
Antarctic Micrometeorites Provide Clues to Solar System Formation
[/caption] Researchers sifting through the pristine, cold snow in Antarctica have found micrometeorites that contain a bit of a surprise.…
Meteorite Holds Millions of Unidentified Organic Compounds
[/caption] New analysis of the famous Murchison meteorite that crash-landed in Australia over 40 years ago shows the space rock…