19 May 2021
Scientists unexpectedly find heavy metal vapour in comets throughout our Solar System, and beyond
... of astronomers have detected gaseous nickel in the cold atmosphere of 2I/Borisov; the first alien comet to visit our Solar System. “At first we had a hard time believing that atomic nickel could really be present in 2I/Borisov that far from...
18 August 2021
New study sheds light on Solar System heavy metal problem
... towards Ophiuchus. “The enrichment process we’re seeing in Ophiuchus is consistent with what happened during the formation of the Solar System five billion years ago,” Forbes said. “Although this scenario has been suggested in the past, the...
13 December 2021
Did another star gatecrash our early Solar System?
... could possibly explain the existence of chondrules in our solar system, where dynamical evidence for a past flyby exists,” ... old – older than the Earth and other planets in our Solar System. The team’s research, “On the rise times in FU Orionis...
08 April 2019
Catching Stardust: Comets, Asteroids and the Birth of the Solar System
...The so-called minor bodies of the solar system, such as comets and asteroids, were...the subject begins with the formation of the solar system, placing comets and asteroids in the context of the Earth-Moon system and considering them both as “space dust...
November 2016
Turning the Solar System into our backyard
..., to develop Disrupt Space itself to become a sustainable, growable business and to pursue the vision of turning the Solar System into our backyard through a sustainable space economy. Magni Johannsson Co-founder, Disrupt Space Louise Lindblad, Simon...
November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
... (not shown on this image). Understanding Mercury is crucial to developing a better understanding of the early processes in the inner solar system, as this can help scientists understand how Earth was formed, how it evolved, and how it interacts with...
