astronomy
Earth-like planets around proxima centauri discovered- could support life?
Posted in Science on 15th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
4000+ exoplanet candidates have been discovered by the Kepler mission. Proxima is the nearest star to the sun.
Ocean sediment sample holds iron believed to be from a supernova
Posted in Science on 10th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Sediment layers may contain a type of iron that came from space millions of years ago, iron-60, which prior research has shown is spewed into space when supergiant stars explode.
Icy Dwarf Planet Ceres May Have a Warm Heart
Posted in Science on 8th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Shedding light on the structure of Ceres might, in turn, yield insight into how it and other asteroids and dwarf planets evolved over time.
Deep Trenches on Mars Aren't What We Thought They Were
Posted in Science on 31st Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
A long-standing theory suggesting that trenches were left long ago by flowing rivers was just debunked.
Vast asteroid created 'Man in Moon's eye' crater
Posted in Science on 22nd Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
One of the Moon's biggest craters was created by an asteroid more than 250km (150 miles) across, a study suggests.