Discovered in the 18th century, the Helix Nebula, located about 700 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, belongs ...

IT之家3 月 2 日消息，科技媒体 scitechdaily 昨日（3 月 1 日）发布博文，报道称科学家通过分析阿波罗登月任务采集的样本，揭示了月球水源的双重起源：一部分源自地球形成时期的物质，另一部分则来自后期彗星撞击。 这一发现挑战了太阳风起源的主流理论，为 ...

Scientists studying Apollo lunar mission samples uncovered evidence of a dual heritage for lunar water, tracing back to Earth's formation and later cometary impacts. Using advanced isotope techniques, ...

Although a majority of cometary scientists over the past decade have felt comfortable admitting the discovery of biologically relevant organic molecules in comets, admitting the possible evidence of ...

The triple star system is sending comets, asteroids and meteors our way, and the number of interstellar objects entering the solar system will rise.

February, asteroid 2024 YR4 was spotted and originally believed to have a 3.1 per cent of hitting Earth in 2032. Further calculations revealed this was not the case.

Catching Comet G3 at this dim stage of its expedition, where the UNISTELLAR images showed its brightness to be 17.45 mag, is a record for the UNISTELLAR Network’s Cometary Activity Program. As we ...

A cometary globule, known as “God’s Hand,” has been captured by the Dark Energy Camera on NSF’s Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope. Credit: Images and videos ...

Records of Cometary Dust Hitting the Asteroid Ryugu Jan. 23, 2024 — The Hayabusa2 mission that collected samples from the asteroid Ryugu has provided a treasure trove of insights into our solar ...

Jan. 16, 2025 — Previous studies have posited that the mass extinction that wiped the dinosaurs off the face of the Earth was caused by the release of large volumes of sulfur from rocks within ...

This is the fourth comet Gröller has discovered, but given its extraordinary distance, it was the most exciting find, he says ...