Artist's conception of the DART spacecraft approaching the Didymos asteroid system before deflecting the Dimorphos moonlet ...

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How would our planet physically react to a future asteroid strike? Researchers simulated an idealised collision scenario with a medium-sized asteroid using a state-of-the-art climate model.

What would happen if a 500-meter asteroid hit Earth? Scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics modeled the aftermath, ...

Deep subsurface microbes are highly diverse, challenging assumptions about life in low-energy environments. This discovery ...

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Definition: A terrestrial planet refers to a planet (celestial body) that is made up of silicate rocks or metals. Description: The term terrestrial is derived from the Latin word 'terra', which means ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

On any given night, it's likely that knowledgeable stargazers will be able to spot at least one bright planet shining in the night sky. Because they don't happen every year, such cosmic displays ...

James Webb Space Telescope captures HH 30’s disc, revealing dust movement, jets, and planetary formation processes.