We've observed space rocks for thousands of years. Iron meteorites have been prized throughout history: who can forget King Tutankhamun's meteoric iron dagger , or the Buddha carved from a meteorite that fell 15,000 years ago?
But what's the difference between an asteroid and a comet? Or a meteorite and a meteorid? Answers to these questions, as well as a round-up of the different types of space rock, are below.
B612 Foundation Announces $2.3 Million in Leadership Gifts
Sky Shorts: June to feature seven viewable planets in the morning sky
We will not only see the five planets visible to the human eye – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – but also Uranus and Neptune.
Uranus and Neptune can be viewed with binoculars or with a small telescope. Best dates for viewing will be June 16-27. The Moon joins this phenomenal sight from June 18-27.
NASA To Welcome Japanese Astronaut Aboard the Lunar Gateway Outpost
By NASA May 25, 2022 Illustration showing a close-up of the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), one of the elements of Gateway. Credit: NASA
Stars are heavier than we thought - Verve times
A team of University of Copenhagen astrophysicists has arrived at a major result regarding star populations beyond the Milky Way. The result could change our understanding of a wide range of astronomical phenomena, including the formation of black holes, supernovae and why galaxies die.
The Mind-Bending New Theory That Says This Weird Alien Rock Found In Egypt Comes From A Supernova ...
New chemistry 'forensics' indicate that the Hypatia stone from Egypt could be the first tangible ... [+] evidence on Earth of a supernova type Ia explosion, one of the most energetic events in the universe.
Now a three-gram sample has been determined to be utterly unlike anything in our solar system or even in the Milky Way.
Unistellar and SETI Institute expand Worldwid | EurekAlert!
May 25, 2022, Marseilles, France and Mountain View, CA -- The number of citizen scientists surveying the night sky is about to soar, thanks to grants by the Lounsbery Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to Unistellar and the SETI Institute .
A pioneer of New Astronomy, Unistellar is the company behind a new category of telescopes, the eVscopes, the world’s most powerful and simple-to-operate smart telescopes.
Dinosaurs started hot, then some got cold
Paleontologists have long argued with the question of dinosaur metabolism – whether it was hot, like modern birds and mammals, or similar to the slower metabolism of modern reptiles. To my surprise, the answer appears to be both.
“While we assumed that most dinosaurs were warm-blooded, there was no way to measure basic metabolic capabilities,” said Jasmina Wiemann, a paleontologist at the California Institute of Technology.
RedBud Brands Lands $46M, LFX Looking To Raise Debut Fund - dot.LA
Decerry Donato is dot.LA's Editorial Fellow. Prior to that, she was an editorial intern at the company. Decerry received her bachelor's degree in literary journalism from the University of California, Irvine.
This week in "Raises": A consumer brand holding company, a software platform for contractors, an AR/Web3 gaming platform and an organic feminine care brand all raised sizable rounds. Meanwhile, Fung Capital veterans John Seung and Janie Yu are seeking to raise $200 million for a new fund.
Army of the Alien Monkeys
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