Mysterious origin of Earth's water may be explained by solar wind
29 November 2021
Evidence from asteroids shows that charged particles from the sun can turn dust grains into water – a process that could be useful for space exploration too
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Found 5 results for asteroid
Lunar craters could reveal past collisions with ancient black holes
29 September 2021
Black holes born in the big bang could be the dark matter physicists have sought for decades – if they exist. Now there's an audacious plan to find the scars they would have left as they punched through the moon
Working hypothesis: From slow ramblers to asteroid Ryugu
1 May 2019
Working hypothesis: From slow ramblers to asteroid Ryugu
Asteroids get spun so fast by the force of sunlight they fall apart
22 August 2018
Sunlight can transfer energy to asteroids and make them spin so fast they break up. Understanding how they break could help us protect Earth from asteroid impacts
SpaceX's rocket test wasn't a complete success - but was close
7 February 2018
SpaceX's historic launch wasn't 100 per cent successful, but there is now a Tesla Roadster floating on an orbit between Mars and Jupiter
