We still don't understand a basic fact about the universe
25 March 2020
Our measurements of the Hubble constant can't seem to come up with a consistent answer. What we learn next may alter our view of the cosmos, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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Tiny meteorite found in Antarctica came from an unknown asteroid
24 March 2020
A tiny meteorite found in Antarctica doesn’t match any asteroid or comet we know of. Instead, it must have come from a mystery parent body that’s full of water
Bombing asteroid Ryugu reveals it is a spritely 9 million years old
19 March 2020
The Hayabusa-2 spacecraft bombed the asteroid Ryugu in April. Analysing the crater it left behind suggests Ryugu is a relative youngster at 9 million years old
Strange lines on Venus may be folded stacks of lava eroded by wind
19 March 2020
Venus’s surface is covered in strange wiggling lines that may form when colossal stacks of lava are carved by gentle winds over hundreds of millions of years
