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Using a limited set of mathematical equations, Worcester Polytechnic Institute mathematical sciences professor Mayer Humi said he has confirmed a 224-year-old math conjecture about the origins of our solar system, providing insights about the process that leads to the formation of solar systems across the universe.
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Popular Theory About the Early Solar System Called Into Doubt by Meteorite Evidence
Asteroid 4-Vesta is the second-largest body in the asteroid belt. Uranium-lead dating and other analytical methods tell researchers which meteorites come from Vesta and also when. Credit: NASA
Most asteroid rocks have a complicated metamorphic history. Researchers view samples under powerful microscopes to study this history. Credit: © Sano et al.
“Meteorites provide us with the earliest history of ourselves,” said Professor Yuji Sano from the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute at the University of Tokyo. “This is what fascinated me about them. By studying properties, such as radioactive decay products, of meteorites that fell to Earth, we can deduce when they came and where they came from. For this study we examined meteorites that came from Vesta, the second-largest asteroid after the dwarf planet Ceres.
Scientists detect an unexpected, beautiful aurora in the Solar System
Four years ago, comet-hunting spacecraft, Rosetta, took a final swan dive into the face of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It was the dramatic culmination of the European Space Agency's twelve-year mission to study the icy object.
A new analysis of emissions from the comet's gassy "coma" published Monday in Nature Astronomy marks yet another unexpected discovery: the first-ever observed aurora on a celestial object aside from moons and planets.
Vesta Samples Suggest an Older, Longer Collisional History in the Early Solar System | Planetary
Previous age-dating evidence from Earth and lunar samples and the interpreted age of craters on the Moon suggest that the inner solar system experienced a period of intense meteorite impacts approximately 3.9 billion years ago, known as the “late heavy bombardment.
In this study, five Vesta samples were divided into two categories: samples that are heavily fractured, and samples that are relatively pristine. This ensured that the samples represented the early history of Vesta, from cooling and solidification (pristine samples), to being bombarded by meteorites (fractured samples).
Many things are taking place:
The First Planet Found Orbiting a White Dwarf | astrobites
First Author's Institution : University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
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After its initial discovery, the authors knew the rough size of the object (called WD 1856 b) because of how much light it blocked out, but did not know its mass. Jupiter-sized objects can be anything from a giant planet (which has a mass of 1/10th of Jupiter's mass) to a low-mass star (which can weigh as much as 10 Jupiters).
Town Approves New Solar Energy System Law | News, Sports, Jobs - Post Journal
Busti Town Supervisor Jesse Robbins (center) honored Southwestern Central School junior Drew Tracy (back left) on the completion of his Eagle Scout project renovation during Monday's town board meeting. Joining Tracy and Robbins were, Misty and Jack Allen (left) and Brian and Alex Pashkow (right) who assisted in the project. P-J Photo by Cameron Hurst
BUSTI — After engaging in a public hearing, the Busti Town Board adopted minor changes to a local law that would enact regulations for solar energy systems during its meeting Monday night.
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