On the night of February 28, a rocky shard fell from the sky and lit up the atmosphere above England. The impressive fireball was caught by an international network of meteorite-tracking cameras, and scientists were dispatched to the sleepy town of Winchcombe. A chunk of the meteorite was found on a driveway, while another was discovered in a field full of sheep droppings.
About 18 ounces of space rock have been found so far, all of which was promptly delivered to a select few scientific institutions—chiefly London's Natural History Museum—for preliminary analysis. Speedily transporting the samples to the laboratories was crucial to ensuring that Earth's environment didn't significantly alter the chemistry of these near-pristine materials from space.
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Achondrite found to date back to just two million years after birth of solar system
Additional study of the rock showed that it took approximately 100,000 years to cool and solidify. The researchers also found nothing to distinguish the achondrite from others of its kind, suggesting that such materials were likely common in protoplanets in the early solar system. The sample itself, however, is considered to be a very rare find—no other sample like it has been found on Earth. It is also the oldest magnetic rock ever observed.
The researchers suggest more study of the achondrite could lead to a better understanding of how planets form.
Extinct Atom and a Clever Trick Reveals the Long-Kept Secrets of the Solar System
The unstable atom 92Nb, which has long since disappeared, provides information about the beginnings of our solar system. Credit: Makiko K. Haba
Yet scientists have continued to make use of the extinct radionuclide in the form of the 92 Nb- 92 Zr chronometer, with which they can date events that took place in the early solar system some 4.57 billion years ago.
Use of the 92 Nb- 92 Zr chronometer has hitherto been limited by a lack of precise information regarding the amount of 92 Nb that was present at the birth of the solar system. This compromises its use for dating and determining the production of these radionuclides in stellar environments.
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Solar Systems Resources Corp. is a space mining company that conducts localization, in-situ verification, and mining of space resources. US Nuclear recently signed an agreement on February 16, 2021 with Solar System Resources for the supply of rare He-3 mined on the moon, which will be primarily used as fuel for US Nuclear's fusion power generators.
Serendipitous Juno Detections Shatter Ideas About Origin of Zodiacal Light
This photo shows the zodiacal light as it appeared on March 1, 2021, in Skull Valley, Utah. The Pleiades star cluster is visible near the top of the light column. Mars is just below that. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Full Image Details
Data from the NASA spacecraft's journey to Jupiter suggests that Mars may be shedding dust into interplanetary space.
Look up to the night sky just before dawn, or after dusk, and you might see a faint column of light extending up from the horizon. That luminous glow is the zodiacal light, or sunlight reflected toward Earth by a cloud of tiny dust particles orbiting the Sun. Astronomers have long thought that the dust is brought into the inner solar system by a few of the asteroid and comet families that venture in from afar.
HOLT Renewables installs solar system at HOLT CAT location | Solar Builder
HOLT Renewables completed a solar installation at the HOLT CAT location in Georgetown as part of the company's multi-year rollout plan to incorporate solar power into their own facilities. HOLT understands energy is the largest expense for many companies, and solar power is one of the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly solutions. By implementing solar, HOLT's goal is to improve environmental efficiency and take control of energy costs, as well as to serve as an example to others.
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