Planetary scientists Paolo Sossi and Dan Bower from ETH Zurich have published a peer-reviewed study in Nature Astronomy arguing that Earth formed almost entirely from inner solar system material, with ...
MSN: What would happen if Jupiter didn’t exist? Study says Earth could have spiraled into the Sun without the gas giant’s protection
A new scientific study suggests that Earth might not exist as we know it today if Jupiter were never around. Astronomers believe Jupiter’s strong gravity has helped keep our planet’s orbit safe and ...
What would happen if Jupiter didn’t exist? Study says Earth could have spiraled into the Sun without the gas giant’s protection
SpaceNews: NASA seeks commercial and exploration links for new Earth science missions
Two new proposed NASA Earth science missions will attempt to address key research topics while leveraging both commercial and exploration capabilities. During NASA’s “Ignition” event March 24, the ...
Astronomy: Animal life unlikely around a third of stars in the galaxy, study says
How much water do habitable exoplanets need for life as we know it to exist? This is what a recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal hopes t | Space ...
Science Daily: Earth was born dry until a cosmic collision made it a blue planet
A new study suggests meteor impacts may have created hydrothermal systems on early Earth, offering a possible setting for the origin of life.
Particles from Earth’s atmosphere have been carried into space by solar wind and have been landing on the moon for billions of years, mixing into the lunar soil, according to a new study. The research ...