Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) in Chile, astronomers have imaged 42 of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter. Never before had such a large group of asteroids been imaged so sharply.
“Only three large main belt asteroids, Ceres, Vesta and Lutetia, have been imaged with a high level of detail so far, as they were visited by the space missions Dawn and Rosetta of NASA and the European Space Agency, respectively,” explains Pierre Vernazza, from the Laboratoire
Ancient meteorites preserve building blocks of early solar system | Space
Scientists are shedding light on the mysterious origins of ancient meteorite grains using a new analysis method.
Scientists have tried to analyze presolar grains in meteorites before, but Nan Liu, a research assistant professor of physics at Washington University in Missouri and lead author of a new study, believes that earlier methods of studying these grains have been too inaccurate.
Images of 42 of the Biggest Asteroids in the Solar System - Universe Today
A huge team of astronomers have combined forces to use the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) to provide the sharpest view ever of 42 of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter.
"Only three large main belt asteroids, Ceres, Vesta and Lutetia, have been imaged with a high level of detail so far," said Pierre Vernazza, from the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille in France, who led the asteroid study, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, “as they were
42 of The Biggest Asteroids in The Solar System Revealed in Glorious New Images
But we're getting better at it, and now we've gotten the most detailed look yet at some of the biggest rocks in the Solar System that aren't planets.
"Only three large main belt asteroids, Ceres, Vesta and Lutetia, have been imaged with a high level of detail so far, as they were visited by the space missions Dawn and Rosetta of NASA and the European Space Agency, respectively," said astronomer Pierre Vernazza of the Laboratoire
Build an adorable micro solar system for a hungry sun in Heliopedia | PC Gamer
As my poor creatures have rapidly discovered, being adorable won't stop you from the dangers of rapidly escalating carbon dioxide levels in cutesy solar sandbox Heliopedia.
Despite the game's typically soft Sokpop appearances, managing an entire world is rough. Every element interacts with each other, trees and plants drawing carbon out of the atmosphere, rain sprouting seeds.
Largest comet ever seen will pass through our solar system
Its length is at least 62 miles across and could potentially be larger, making it bigger than a typical comet. To put it into perspective, the average comet is only about 6 miles wide.
Green in brief: Isaac Dickson solar system goes online | Mountain Xpress
Over $300,000 toward the system was raised through Appalachian Offsets , an initiative of the nonprofit Green Built Alliance that allows local businesses and individuals to offset their carbon emissions, with the support of Sundance Power Systems.
The system will allow Isaac Dickson to fulfill its original design as a Net Zero Energy school. Teachers also plan to use the solar panels as educational tools in science and math classes.
Earth receives first radio signals from planet outside of Solar System - SCIENCE News
In a major discovery, astronomers have for the first time detected stars that are blasting radio signals hinting at the presence of hidden planets around them. The signals were picked up using the world's most powerful radio antenna, the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) situated in the Netherlands.
Greenland's Ice Sheet is Similar in Many Ways to the Solar System's Icy Worlds and Can
Laura Sánchez-García is a geoscientist at the Centro de Astrobiología in Madrid, Spain. Sanchez-Garcia visited a field site in Greenland in July 2021 to study microbial cryo-ecosystems.
It’s not just the GrIS itself that’s attracted all this attention. There are also glacial lakes, peat bogs, melting streams, and permafrost.
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