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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


Israeli scientist helps discover the universe's first stars - Cambridge study

Astrophysicists managed for the first time to statistically characterize the first galaxies in the universe.

 The first full-color image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a revolutionary apparatus designed to peer through the cosmos to the dawn of the universe, shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, known as Webb’s First Deep Field, in a composite made from images at different wavelengths.

'Planet Killer' asteroid hidden in sun's glare

The asteroid in question, dubbed 2022 AP7, was first discovered in January 2022. It is quite large, likely over 1 kilometer in size.

 An asteroid is seen passing by the Earth in a flyby (Illustrative).

Where will humanity go after Earth becomes uninhabitable? - study

If Earth becomes overcrowded, there must be an exo-planet somewhere out there with more room. But where?

 What will the future of humanity be after Earth becomes uninhabitable?

Liquid water may have just been discovered on Mars

New evidence suggests that there is liquid water beneath Mars' south polar ice cap, which is kept in a liquid state by geothermal heating.

What would it look like if there was water on Mars?

NASA captures clearest view of Neptune's rings in over 30 years

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest view of Neptune’s rings in over 30 years, allowing the planet to be seen in a new light. 

Neptune and Uranus

Get ready stargazers - Jupiter will be closest to Earth on Monday in 59 years

At its closest approach, Jupiter will be approximately 367 million miles in distance from Earth, about the same distance it was in 1963.

 This photo of Jupiter, taken from the Hubble Space Telescope on June 27, 2019, features the Great Red Spot, a storm the size of Earth that has been raging for hundreds of years.

Could we live on Saturn's moon? Research says maybe - study

Enceladus has an ice-covered water ocean that erupts into space, forming a plume. The researchers analyzed samples as the plumes erupted from cracks in the icy surface. 

A montage of Saturn and its moons as captured by the Voyager 1 probe

Could more of the Earth's surface be made habitable for humans? - study

According to a new study, it is possible that a change in Jupiter’s orbit could possibly make earth more hospitable than it is today. 

 With Earth and Jupiter at the same scale, it is graphically apparent that many of the cloud features are as large as continents on the Earth. Prepared for NASA by Stephen Paul Meszaros.

How many planets have water? Study says it's more common than expected

Scientists now believe water worlds are far more common, but these exoplanets in the galaxy with water may have them mixed with rock or underground rather than as surface oceans.

 Artistic impression of the view from a water world, with a red dwarf star in the background.

Scientists' new method for identifying asteroid impact: Charcoal - study

This information about charcoal formed by asteroid impacts can help give a better idea about the range of how bad such an impact could be.

 An asteroid is seen passing by the Earth in a flyby (Illustrative).