Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...

Shields stressed that this results in a much faster rotation period—10 hours—for the white dwarf exoplanet, while Kepler-62's exoplanet has a 155-day rotation period. While both planets would ...

The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size ...

Dense clouds on planets orbiting stars like Kepler-62 deflect too much heat, cooling their surfaces. In contrast, white dwarf planets, with fewer clouds, retain warmth, expanding their habitable ...

Scientists recently completed computer simulations of what would happen to Earth if it were impacted by an asteroid with a ...

Although the chances are slim, scientists estimate that Bennu has a 1-in-2,700 chance of striking our planet. If such an event were to occur, it wouldn't happen until the year 2182, meaning ...

A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a ...

One of them, Bennu, has a 1-in-2,700 chance of colliding ... “This means that our early human ancestors may have experienced some of these planet-shifting events before with potential impacts ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

Feb. 13, 2025 — Astronomers used a 3D global computer model to compare the climates of exoplanets in different stellar and orbital configurations. They found that a planet orbiting a white dwarf ...

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