There has been considerable debate over how the Moon was formed. The popular hypothesis contends that the Moon was formed by a Mars-sized body colliding with Earth’s upper crust which …read more Source:: Science
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Earth formed much faster than previously thought, new study shows
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•By measuring iron isotopes, researchers have shown that our planet originally formed much faster than previously thought. This finding provides new insights on both planetary formation and the likelihood of …read more Source:: Science
New Horizons team uncovers a critical piece of the planetary formation puzzle
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•Data from NASA’s New Horizons mission are providing new insights into how planets and planetesimals — the building blocks of the planets — were formed. …read more Source:: Science
Astronomers find wandering massive black holes in dwarf galaxies
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•Studies with the VLA indicate that roughly half of the massive black holes in dwarf galaxies are not in the centers of those galaxies. This gives astronomers new insights into …read more Source:: Science
Ancient ‘chewing gum’ yields insights into people and bacteria of the past
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•Researchers have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a thousands-of-years old ‘chewing gum.’ According to the researchers, it is a new untapped source of ancient DNA. …read more Source:: Science
Ice in motion: Satellites capture decades of change
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•New time-lapse videos of Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets as seen from space — some spanning nearly 50 years — are providing scientists with new insights into how the planet’s …read more Source:: Science
Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistory
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•Researchers analyzed the genomes of 524 never before-studied ancient people, including the first genome of an individual from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. Insights answer longstanding questions about the origins …read more Source:: Science
Supernova observation first of its kind using NASA satellite
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•Researchers have published findings about a supernova observed using TESS, adding new insights to long-held theories about the elements left behind after a white dwarf star explodes into a supernova. …read more Source:: Science
Rukwa Rift Basin Project names new Cretaceous mammal from East African Rift System
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•Researchers announced a new species of mammal from the Age of Dinosaurs, representing the most complete mammal from the Cretaceous Period of continental Africa, and providing tantalizing insights into the …read more Source:: Science
Scientists levitate particles with sound to find out how they cluster together
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•Scientists have used sound waves to levitate particles, revealing new insights about how materials cluster together in the absence of gravity — principles which underlie everything from how molecules assemble …read more Source:: Science