Scientists have proven: there are asteroids – piles of rubble that carry water, carbon and amino acids
Scientists have proven that there are asteroids that are resistant to external influences. This means that the tested methods are not suitable for protecting the Earth from such objects. Scientists have discovered possible “seeds of life” in the matter of asteroids: The idea that life originated outside our solar system has been around for a very long time, and now analysis of new asteroid samples is providing evidence for this “panspermia” theory.
Astronauts on the ISS are looking for solutions to problems that may arise during a long flight
The flight of Russian cosmonauts and NASA astronauts, participants of the 70th long-term expedition, continues at the International Space Station. A long stay in space causes physical changes in the human body. For example, the condition of bones and muscles deteriorates. Therefore, the health of astronauts is closely studied by doctors and scientists.
Blast from the past: a gamma-ray burst hit the Earth from a distant exploding star
A huge burst of gamma rays detected by the European Space Agency’s Integral space telescope has hit Earth. The explosion caused significant disturbances in the ionosphere of our planet. Such disturbances are usually associated with events involving energetic particles on the Sun, but this event was the result of the explosion of a star nearly two billion light years away. Analysis of the explosion’s aftermath could provide information about mass extinctions in Earth’s history, the European Space Agency said.