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Rare 17-pound meteorite discovered in Antarctica
1 year, 11 months ago

Rare 17-pound meteorite discovered in Antarctica

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “We’re either walking around or driving on a snowmobile, looking on the surface.” The expedition team is shown: Maria Schönbächler of ETH-Zurich, Ryoga Maeda of Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Université Libre de Bruxelles, Vinciane Debaille of ULB, and Maria Valdes of the Field Museum and University of Chicago. And it plugged into …

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Size matters: Mars was 'doomed from beginning' due to its small size to hold water
3 years, 3 months ago

Size matters: Mars was 'doomed from beginning' due to its small size to hold water

India Today  

Mars, the crimson Red Planet was always doomed and headed towards deterioration, not just because of major climatic events, but due to its small size to hold onto large amounts of water. Researchers have long believed that the Red Planet once hosted vast water lakes just like Earth, which is the centre of research for Curiosity and Perseverance rovers trundling …

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Extraterrestrial diamonds form when planets collide, study of meteorites' insides finds
4 years, 2 months ago

Extraterrestrial diamonds form when planets collide, study of meteorites' insides finds

Firstpost  

Scientists from Goethe University have found the largest extraterrestrial diamonds to be ever discovered inside meteorites. According to a statement by the Goethe University, the team of international researchers has been able to prove that the diamonds formed in the early period of the solar system when minor planets collided together or with larger asteroids. Professor Frank Brenker from the …

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Golf-sized space rock holds clues to evolution of life's building blocks
4 years, 4 months ago

Golf-sized space rock holds clues to evolution of life's building blocks

India TV News  

A space rock the size of a golf ball contains microscopic clues that could offer a peek into the evolution of life's building blocks on Earth, NASA scientists have said. Led by astrobiologist Daniel Glavin at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the team found more left-handed molecules than right-handed ones in some protein-building amino acids in Asuka …

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