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McDonough Meteorite: 23-Gram Visitor Older Than Our Planet Blasts Through Family Roof

University of Georgia researchers say the 23-gram 'McDonough meteorite' came from a main-belt asteroid shattered 470 million years ago.

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 TOI-6894b Exoplanet - artist's impression.

Unexpected giant: Saturn-mass planet found orbiting tiny red dwarf

 Astronomers discover potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 beyond Neptune.

Astronomers discover potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 beyond Neptune

 Astronomers discover potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 beyond Neptune.

Possible new dwarf planet spotted near the edge of the solar system


A planet between Mars and Jupiter could wipe out Earth - study

“Despite many astronomers having wished for this extra planet, it’s a good thing we don’t have it,” said lead author Stephen Kane.

 The solar system (Illustrative).

The 'forbidden planet': This exoplanet gas giant shouldn't exist - study

The existence of the exoplanet gas giant TOI-5205b around a small red dwarf star should be completely impossible, challenging previously-held theories.

 A gas giant is seen orbiting a red dwarf star in this artistic illustration.

Astrobiologist narrows search for alien life to five planets

The new theory has saved countless hours of research and significant material resources.

 The solar system (Illustrative).

Hidden molten rock layer shatters knowledge of tectonic plates - study

The discovery of this hidden molten rock layer shows that molten rocks have nothing to do with tectonic plate movements, which cause earthquakes.

 The Earth with the upper mantle revealed. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a previously unknown layer of partly molten rock in a key region just below the tectonic plates.

Rotation of the Earth's core could be reversing, new study finds

Researchers said they found that the inner core's rotation "came to near halt around 2009 and then turned in an opposite direction."

 Could the Earth's rotation really be changing direction?

NASA telescope catches black hole twisting captured star into donut shape

The telescope was not able to capture the whole process up close because the star that was swallowed was 300 million light years away.

 A supermassive black hole is seen in the center of a galaxy (illustrative).

Astronomers discover 'marshmallow' planet 580 light years away

Astronomers announced that they were able to identify a reddish exoplanet that is similar in density to marshmallows.

 This artist's impression shows two Earth-sized worlds passing in front of their parent red dwarf star, which is much smaller and cooler than our Sun. The star and its orbiting planets TRAPPIST-1b and TRAPPIST-1c reside 40 light-years away.

Christmas Eve: Spot Mercury, Venus and the Moon without binoculars

Stargazers can look forward to seeing Mercury and Venus, as well as the moon that orbits around our planet, without binoculars or a telescope.

The planet Venus

'Hot Jupiter' alien planet spiraling to its doom around aging star - study

The discovery will serve as a "celestial laboratory for years to come" and will help astronomers better understand tidal dynamics.

 An artist's concept of the Kepler-1658 system. Kepler-1658b, orbiting with a period of just 3.8 days, was the first exoplanet candidate discovered by Kepler.

Could humans one day go live on these two newly-discovered planets?

International team of scientists discovers two planets that humans could one day live on

 The solar system (Illustrative).