Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart

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Published: 2024-11-26 16:10:27

'Hidden black hole' devouring curious star exposed by new X-ray space telescope

In a "rite of passage," the JAXA/NASA X-ray telescope XRISM has mapped in detail Cygnus X-3, a curious binary system with a potential black hole feasting stellar winds blowing from a massive star.

Published: 2024-11-26 15:29:44

Scientists are updating chemistry models to track down life on icy moons

Scientists are using chemical modeling to dissect whether life exists on icy moons in our solar system.

Published: 2024-11-26 15:00:00

Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart

A new theory proposes that Phobos and Deimos resulted from the wreckage of a larger asteroid that wandered too close to Mars and was ripped apart.

Published: 2024-11-26 13:00:31

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Published: 2024-11-26 11:24:31

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Published: 2024-11-26 11:03:40

A super-Earth beyond Mars would have made Earth nearly uninhabitable

A pair of planetary scientists simulated how our solar system might have evolved if it had a super-Earth orbiting where the asteroid belt is today. The results are enough to make you grateful that we only have eight planets.

Published: 2024-11-26 11:00:00