Go back far enough in time and Earth will not have existed, but its formation must have started somewhere, sometime. And this very first clumping together of dust particles in zero gravity will be investigated in the ICAPS experiment.
Researchers will shoot silicon dioxide —also called silica—dust particles into a vacuum chamber and observe their growth, how they interact and stick together.
"It is a bit like hosting a party where you want people to mingle and interact," likens Astrid Orr of ESA's SciSpacE team. "We are trying to create the ideal conditions for small groups to form by adjusting the style of the room, or playing the right music—in this case we are adjusting the conditions in the experiment chamber, relative speed of the particles and especially particle concentration.
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Watch China Simulate a Mars Landing for 2020 Mission to Red Planet (Video) | Space
China just tested out its brand-new facility for simulating Mars landings , marking a big step in the nation's planned march to the Red Planet.
The facility in northern China's Hebei Province includes a tower nearly 460 feet (140 meters) tall, a servo system and a Martian surface simulation area.
The highly touted test yesterday (Nov. 14) is prelude to China launching a Mars mission in 2020 — a project that aims to complete orbiting, landing and roving all in one go, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
Researchers Use 3D Climate Modeling to Estimate Planet Habitability - ExtremeTech
This artist's impression shows the planet Proxima b orbiting in the Goldilocks zone around the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System.
How unique is Earth? | Space | EarthSky
Scientists studying white dwarf stars have found that some contain traces of rocky debris very similar in composition to rocks found on Earth. The finding suggests that worlds similar to Earth might be common in our Milky Way galaxy.
Artist’s concept of Kepler-69f, a small rocky world that may have water. The new study suggests that many small rocky planets like this are probably quite similar to Earth or Mars in their composition. Image Via NASA/ The Verge .
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Jedi: Fallen Order is all about Cal Kestis' mission five years after Revenge of the Sith . He was a Padawan during Episode III and able to escape Order 66, which rendered all Jedi virtually extinct. His mission starts during the game and takes him to a brand new world in the Star Wars universe, Zeffo.
Zeffo is new with the game, and a lot of thought went into making it part of the franchise fans know so well. A couple of creators for the game told Showbiz Cheat Sheet a little more about this new planet and its people.
Scientists back planetary defence mission to 'nudge' asteroid out of orbit
S pace scientists have urged ministers to fund a mission to find out if it is possible to nudge an asteroid off its trajectory, and avoid a catastrophic collision with Earth.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has joined up with Nasa for the world's first planetary defence operation, which aims to study the effect of crashing a into small rock dubbed 'Didymoon', which is orbiting an asteroid called Didymos A.
The joint Aida mission, which stands for Asteroid Impact & Deflection Assessment, is made up of Nasa's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart) spacecraft, which will smash into the little satellite, and the ESA's Hera mission which will then study the impact afterwards.
Should Pluto Be A Planet Again? 13 Years After Being Demoted NASA Boss Wants 'Dwarf Planet' Back
A near-true-color image taken by New Horizons after its flyby. Numerous layers of blue haze float in ... [+] Pluto's atmosphere. Along and near the limb, mountains and their shadows are visible.
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It's been over a decade since Pluto was relegated from being the ninth planet in the solar system and deemed to be a mere "dwarf planet" by astronomers, but NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine says he wants it re-instated.
We may finally have a way to find mysterious Planet 9, but there's a catch… — RT World News
Planet Nine is the name given to a titanic object that interrupts the orbits of objects out in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune. It is believed to be somewhere in the region of five times the mass of Earth. We don’t know exactly what it is. We don’t know exactly where it is, and we don’t even know where to begin looking for it. But now a team of researchers believes we may already have all the data we need.
According to study authors Matthew J Holman, Matthew J Payne, and Andras Pa, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) may have already spotted the elusive beast, we just haven't had time to search for photos of it in the vast troves of data already captured.
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