A new study finds that Earth’s water may have come from materials that were present in the inner solar system at the time the planet formed — instead of far-reaching …read more Source:: Science
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Ancient star explosions revealed in deep-sea sediments
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•A mystery surrounding the space around our solar system is unfolding thanks to evidence of supernovae found in deep-sea sediments. …read more Source:: Science
Scientists propose plan to determine if Planet Nine is a primordial black hole
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•Scientists have developed a new method to find black holes in the outer solar system, and along with it, determine once-and-for-all the true nature of the hypothesized Planet Nine. …read more Source:: Science
To find giant black holes, start with Jupiter
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•On a quest to find the Universe’s largest black holes, researchers identify the center of the solar system within 100 meters. …read more Source:: Science
Mystery of solar cycle illuminated
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•The sun’s convection zone plays a key role in the generation and evolution of the Sun’s magnetic field. Analyzing data sets spanning more than 20 years, researchers have obtained the …read more Source:: Science
Telescopes and spacecraft join forces to probe deep into Jupiter’s atmosphere
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•NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the ground-based Gemini Observatory in Hawaii have teamed up with the Juno spacecraft to probe the mightiest storms in the solar system, taking place more …read more Source:: Science
ESO instrument finds closest black hole to Earth
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•Astronomers have discovered a black hole lying just 1,000 light-years from Earth. The black hole is closer to our solar system than any other found to date and forms part …read more Source:: Science
Exoplanet apparently disappears in latest Hubble observations
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•What scientists thought was a planet beyond our solar system has ‘vanished.’ Though this happens to sci-fi worlds, scientists seek a more plausible explanation. One interpretation: instead of a planet, …read more Source:: Science
New formation theory explains the mysterious interstellar object ‘Oumuamua
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•Since its discovery in 2017, an air of mystery has surrounded the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system, an elongated, cigar-shaped body named ‘Oumuamua. How was it …read more Source:: Science
Simple, solar-powered water desalination
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•A completely passive solar-powered desalination system could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square meter of solar collecting area. Such systems could potentially …read more Source:: Science