Discovery of the source of the most common meteorites
When observing with the GEMINI telescopes, two astronomers from Brazil and the United States discovered for the first time asteroids that are similar to “ordinary chondrites”, the most common meteorites found on Earth. Until now, astronomers have failed to identify their asteroidal sources because of the various geologic processes that occur after the meteorites are ejected from their asteroidal parent body. This discovery is being published this week in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
The rest of the article can be read here.
Related Posts:- Atomic tug of war
- Disruption of blood sugar levels after heart surgery is common
- Big-brained animals evolve faster
- Weizmann Institute scientists discover how an injured embryo can regenerate itself
- Discovery first step to new therapies
- Molecular motor works by detecting minute changes in force
- XMM-Newton’s massive discovery
- Dioxin risk in soil and plant tissues after long-term biosolids application
- MSU’s discovery of plant protein holds promise for biofuel production
- Bee disease a mystery
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.
Leave a Reply