Meteorite discovery challenges long-held theories on Earth's missing elements
Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...
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Ancient meteorite discovery may explain Earth’s missing elements
A new study reveals that these missing pieces may not have been absent from the start but were instead lost during violent ...
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Meteorite discovery challenges long-held theories on Earth’s missing elements
Published in Science Advances, the study takes a fresh approach by analyzing iron meteorites—remnants ... inner solar system planetesimals retained chondrite-like MVE abundances, showing that ...
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Bennu asteroid reveals its contents to scientists − and clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing insights into life's ingredients on Earth, paralleling those found in the Revelstoke meteorite's analysis.
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Meteorites From the Earliest Planets Reveal How Earth Lost Certain Elements
In the study, the researchers sought to understand what led to Earth and Mars containing significantly fewer MVEs than chondrites, which are primitive meteorites that hold clues about planetary ...
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A meteorite carved two valleys as deep as the Grand Canyon on the Moon in just 10 minutes
Now, a study has revealed that these two gigantic cracks were formed in just 10 minutes after the impact of a meteorite 25 kilometers in diameter (15.5 miles) some 3.8 billion years ago. “Several ...
Drought can hit almost anywhere: How 5 cities that nearly ran dry got water use under control
In 2024, the U.S. Northeast faced severe drought, prompting lessons on water management from cities like Cape Town and São Paulo. Proactive conservation and planning can mitigate future crises.