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Ancient asteroid grains reveal hidden magnetic past of our solar system
MIT researchers analyzed precious samples from the asteroid Ryugu, delivered to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission. They looked for clues of an ancient magnetic field.
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Discovery of carbon-storing molecules in a distant interstellar cloud may shed light on how our own solar system formed
A team led by researchers at MIT has discovered that a distant interstellar cloud contains an abundance of pyrene, a type of ...
MIT scientists study particles from distant asteroid for clues to the outer solar system’s origin
We’re showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...
Science Daily1d
Asteroid grains shed light on the outer solar system's origins
Tiny grains from asteroid Ryugu are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago. The findings suggest the distal solar system ...
PBS23d
Solar System: Volcano Worlds
Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust ... a clue to one of the biggest questions of them all. JEN GUPTA: Studying volcanoes in the solar system is incredibly important.
The New York Times29d
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Moves Like the Solar System’s Biggest Kickball
has embarked on a mission to tackle one of biology’s core questions: Can life exist anywhere else in our solar system? Images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope show how Jupiter’s Great ...