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Arrokoth--or as it was previously known Ultima Thule--may reveal secrets about the formation of the solar system (NASA, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY, SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ROMAN TKACHENKO)

Arrokoth, the ‘Space Snowman’, sheds new light on how the solar system formed

by Rob Lea

February 13, 2020

The study of the Kuiper Belt body Arrokoth promises to change how we believe the building blocks of planets form. ...

“Exiled” asteroid shouldn’t be where it is

by Mihai Andrei

May 11, 2018

How did it get there?

Main asteroid belt might be a dump for planetary leftovers, new theory proposes

by Tibi Puiu

September 14, 2017

A strikingly different take on the asteroid belt's origin.

Dawn spacecraft will soon figure out what Ceres actually is

by Mihai Andrei

December 8, 2014

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has set sail to Ceres - one of the most intriguing objects in our solar system. Ceres ...

Three possible scenarios for the evolution of asteroid belts. Top: A Jupiter-size planet migrates through the belt, scattering material and inhibiting the formation of life on planets. Middle: A Jupiter-size planet moves slightly inward but is just outside the belt (this is the model proposed for our solar system). Bottom: A large planet does not migrate at all, creating a massive asteroid belt. Material from the hefty asteroid belt would bombard planets, possibly preventing life from evolving.

Asteroid belts may be crucial to intelligent life formation – alien life could be rarer than thought

by Tibi Puiu

November 5, 2012

When you think of asteroid impacts, the last thing that might come to mind is life. Contrary to popular belief, ...

Rainbow-like map of meteor shows planet like features

by Mihai Andrei

December 7, 2011

This rainbow map of the Vesta asteroid was obtained using NASA's Dawn spacecraft and it shows that it has much ...

Hubble Space Telescope images of Vesta and Ceres show two of the most massive asteroids in the asteroid belt, a region between Mars and Jupiter. Credits for Vesta: NASA, ESA, and L. McFadden (University of Maryland) Credits for Ceres: NASA, ESA, and J. Parker (Southwest Research Institute)

NASA spacecraft set to visit giant asteroid this weekend

by Tibi Puiu

July 15, 2011

[caption id="attachment_7955" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Hubble Space Telescope images of Vesta and Ceres show two of the most massive asteroids in ...

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Tag: Asteroid Belt

Arrokoth, the ‘Space Snowman’, sheds new light on how the solar system formed

“Exiled” asteroid shouldn’t be where it is

Main asteroid belt might be a dump for planetary leftovers, new theory proposes

Dawn spacecraft will soon figure out what Ceres actually is

Asteroid belts may be crucial to intelligent life formation – alien life could be rarer than thought

Rainbow-like map of meteor shows planet like features

NASA spacecraft set to visit giant asteroid this weekend

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