1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (577+ words) starlust.org Meteorite that broke over Mexico reveals how ancient stars sowed the seeds of our solar system From where did our solar system get its first solids? A research team from Caltech may have found the answer by analyzing…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (919+ words) starlust.org A lobster-eye X-ray telescope could unveil some of the deepest secrets of the Moon's geology The Moon, with its cratered, barren landscape, is still a mystery, but a new X-ray telescope could unravel some of its deepest secrets…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (578+ words) Over the years, NASA has spotted some of the strangest and most fascinating sights on Mars. But not every image leaves us with questions. Some are simply so beautiful and unexpected that they make us stop and stare for a…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (626+ words) starlust.org Micrometeoroids and solar wind are constantly changing the Moon. New study finds how. As an airless celestial body, the Moon retains its surface in pristine form for billions of years. Even tiny impacts by micrometeoroids are not erased....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (580+ words) starlust.org Chicxulub impact: How the dino-killing asteroid may have burned everything in an hour or two A new study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, indicates that the asteroid impact that created the Chicxulub crater 66 million years…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (601+ words) starlust.org Century-old meteorite from Azerbaijan reveals new clues about Mercury Indarch, a meteorite that landed in Azerbaijan in 1891, looks chemically similar to the crust of Mercury, according to a study published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. “The meteorite is…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (539+ words) For years, NASA and the European Space Agency have been studying the surface of Mars in great detail in the hopes of finding signs of ancient life. Their missions have found evidence of ancient rivers and lakes that once shaped…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (460+ words) starlust.org Did Venus once have a moon? Scientists think the planet may have destroyed it Earth and Venus are considered twins because of their similar size, mass, and even rocky composition. But one of the things that sets them…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (694+ words) starlust.org Scientists reveal Earth-like quakes on the Moon may help detect water ice Researchers from the University of Maryland, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the University of Hawaii have suggested that moonquakes—vibrations similar to those produced during earthquakes…...