Did Earth get its water from… the Sun?
Solar winds could have helped provide the water in our oceans.
Where did the Earth’s oceans come from? For the past few years, astronomers have theorised that asteroids and comets ...
astrogeology
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Which craters spat out Martian meteorites?
Using AI to trace the origins of Mars rocks.
Where do Martian meteorites come from? This seems like a tautological question, but in order to learn more about the ...
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What can chewed-up exoplanets tell us about exo-geology?
The breakfast leftovers of white dwarfs tell us what planets are made of, according to new research.
Astronomers have examined the remains of exoplanets that were devoured by their parent stars, to find that these worl...
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Using AI to probe the dawn of animal life
Study of ancient Australian fossils receives funding from NASA.
A joint Australian-US team has a plan to use AI to understand the oldest complex fossils on Earth – and they’ve just ...
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Mars mystery revealed as massive volcanic deposit
Rock formation is the largest yet found in the solar system. Andrew Masterson reports.
A mysterious Martian rock formation one-fifth the size of the continental United States is likely the largest explosi...
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Once again, NASA heads to Mars
The InSight mission aims to look deep into the planet’s interior. Lauren Fuge reports.
For the first time since launching Curiosity in 2011, NASA is sending a spacecraft to land on Mars. The InSight missi...
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A brief history of Martian exploration – as the InSight Lander prepares to launch
In May this year, NASA will launch the latest mission to Mars. Why does the Red Planet fascinate ...
Roughly every two years Mars and Earth wander a bit closer to each other, making the leap between these two planets a...