Asteroid diversity points to a “snow globe” solar systemTG Daily“We found that the giant planets shook up the asteroids like flakes in a snow globe,” says lead author Francesca DeMeo, a Hubble postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.…
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Study: Solar system full of 'rogue' asteroids – CNN
CNN Study: Solar system full of ‘rogue’ asteroidsCNN(CNN) — If you want to find an asteroid, the region between Mars and Jupiter is a great place to look. That area where asteroids hang out is called the main asteroid belt.…
The solar system was once like a giant chaotic SNOW GLOBE – Daily Mail
Daily Mail The solar system was once like a giant chaotic SNOW GLOBEDaily MailAstronomers have theorised that long-ago asteroid impacts delivered much of the water now filling Earth’s oceans, as shown in this artist’s conception. If true, the stirring provided…
This Is Nasa's Plan to Save Earth From Killer Asteroids – Huffington Post UK
This Is Nasa’s Plan to Save Earth From Killer AsteroidsHuffington Post UKWhile we aren’t yet able to send up cosmic heroes to drill into asteroids and blow them up with nukes, we are better able than ever to track and…
Rogue Asteroids may be more Common than Believed – French Tribune
French Tribune Rogue Asteroids may be more Common than BelievedFrench TribuneIn the 1980s, the viewpoint of scientists regarding the solar system’s asteroids was static. They believed the asteroids formed near the Sun continue to exist near it and those away…
Asteroids and Large Planets Cause 'Snow Globe' Effect – International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK Asteroids and Large Planets Cause ‘Snow Globe’ EffectInternational Business Times UKAsteroid belts cause disturbance within the solar system in the same way as a “snow globe”, it has been revealed. Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for…
Asteroid Belt Holds Clues To Era Of Swinging Planets – NPR (blog)
NPR (blog) Asteroid Belt Holds Clues To Era Of Swinging PlanetsNPR (blog)The asteroid belt, a ring of rubble between Mars and Jupiter, has sometimes been written off as discarded leftovers from the solar system’s start. But new research published in…
New space map shows that 'rogue' asteroids may be more common than believed – Zee News
New space map shows that ‘rogue’ asteroids may be more common than believedZee NewsWashington: A new map developed by researchers from MIT and the Paris Observatory charts the size, composition, and location of more than 100,000 asteroids throughout the solar…
'Rogue' Asteroids Are Now Mainstream – Science 2.0
‘Rogue’ Asteroids Are Now MainstreamScience 2.0We know now that asteroids are relics that can tell us what the planets in our solar system may have been like before they formed cores and mantles and crusts. But that wasn’t always the…
MIT Scientists Claim Rogue Asteroids Are More Common Than Once Thought – RedOrbit
MIT Scientists Claim Rogue Asteroids Are More Common Than Once ThoughtRedOrbitScientists from MIT and the Paris Observatory claim that rogue asteroids are more common than previously thought. Previously, scientists believed that asteroids were static and remained near the sun. However,…