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📃Scientific paper: Identification of a 4.3 billion year old asteroid family and planetesimal population in the Inner Main Belt Abstract: After performing a reassessment of the known dynamical asteroid families in the inner main belt, we report a newly discovered ancient asteroid family with an estimated age of $4.3\pm1.7$ billion years. Additionally, we report the most comprehensive list of planetesimals, which are asteroids that survived since the planet forming days of the solar system. ;Comment: 21 pages, 13 figures Discover the rest of the scientific article on es/iode ➡️https://etcse.fr/vA0

Origins Of Life On Earth: 4.5 Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Holds Clues https://lnkd.in/d62eyQpJ #nature #earth #universe #truth #discover #Update #american #science #sciencefiction #humanresources #scientist #Americans #sciencefiction #Official #trend #trending #viralpost #viralreelsfb #Headlines #HeadlineNews #HeadlinesToday #LatestNews #NewsUpdate #newsboxer #newspaper #WorldNews #worldwide

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking find that's rewriting our understanding of planet formation. Get ready for these mind-blowing details: 🔭 Telescopes in Hawaii detected a colossal disk of gas and dust swirling around a young star 1,000 light-years away 🌍 This disk is a staggering 3,300 times the distance between Earth and our Sun, making it the largest known reservoir of planet-building materials! 💫 Dubbed IRAS 23077, the disk's butterfly-like shape suggests the birth of potentially supersized planets in distant orbits. 🔬 Scientists believe studying this cosmic nursery will unlock secrets about the origins and evolution of worlds beyond our solar system. The Universe never ceases to amaze with its grand mysteries and wonders. This cosmic discovery reminds us of the vast unknown that still awaits exploration. https://lnkd.in/gx3epyWJ

Unlocking Cosmic Secrets: The OSIRIS-REx mission has just gifted us with an unprecedented glimpse into the universe's past! Asteroid Bennu's samples, rich in carbon, water, and life's essential building blocks, are revealing clues to our cosmic origins and Earth's primordial history. As we unravel this cosmic puzzle, we step closer to answering humanity's eternal question - Are we alone in the universe? Stay tuned, as the best discoveries are yet to unfold!" #SpaceExploration #AsteroidBennu #OSIRISREx #ScienceMagic ✨🚀

Understanding Chandrayaan-3 landing site: Why soft landing on Moon's dark side is difficult? India Today's OSINT team analyses Chandrayaan’s challenging landing spot in the vicinity of two seismically active scarps which recently reported shallow moonquakes and why it is so important to explore Moon's dark side - the lunar south pole. With Dipti Yadav The presence of such lobate scarps and its potential consequences on the proposed landing site of Chandrayaan-3 has been brought into light in a research paper only recently by the Planetary Sciences Division of The Physical Research Laboratory READ HERE - > https://lnkd.in/d5niGrQv #Chandrayaan3 #IndiaToday #OSINT #scarpsonmoon

"Like most asteroids, Apophis is too small for us to figure out its exact shape and size from Earth. Radar images have shown it measures 450 meters (1500 feet) across its longest axis, equivalent to about 5 football fields and taller than the Empire State Building in New York City. Will Apophis hit Earth? Not anytime soon. It definitely will miss Earth in 2029 and 2036, and radar observations of Apophis during the asteroid's flyby in March 2021 ruled out an impact for at least the next 100 years. What would happen if Apophis hit Earth? Apophis would cause widespread destruction up to several hundred of kilometers from its impact site. The energy released would be equal more than 1,000 megatons of TNT, or tens to hundreds of nuclear weapons. How big was the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs? The asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs as well as 70% of all species on Earth was at least 10 to 15 kilometers wide. It was much larger than Apophis, though millions of people could still die if an Apophis-sized asteroid struck a major metropolitan area."

Scientists believe that Earth once had a ring, but it's long gone! What if we still had it? Check out our blog post to find out more. #science #astronomy #naturalphenomenon #Universe #Earth #Moon #Sun #Equator #NorthernHemisphere #Astrophysics #science #scicomm #stemeducation #sciencecommunication

I want to note this article from India about a US/Indian study of all available data, which indicates there is twice as much water at the poles than previously thought. As well, instead of the theory of condensation at poles from comet impacts, they contend that most of the water came from volcanos in the very early history of the Moon. Here's the article: https://lnkd.in/eDJ96pmQ

Astronomers have discovered unique exoplanets over the years, including Hot Jupiters. These Jupiter-like planets have peculiar properties that set them apart from others. #planets #exoplanets #hotjupiters #Universe #Orbit #Sun #Atmosphere #Astrophysics #Exoplanet #HotJupiter #science #scicomm #stemeducation #sciencecommunication