How did the building blocks of life arrive on Earth?
11 Oct 2024 Researchers have used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements on Earth. The results...
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New approach to ‘cosmic magnet’ manufacturing could reduce reliance on rare earths in low-carbon technologies
25 Oct 2022 The study this story is based on has been retracted. The retraction notice is available on the journal's website. Researchers have discovered a...
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Microscopic view on asteroid collisions could help us understand planet formation
24 Feb 2022 A new way of dating collisions between asteroids and planetary bodies throughout our Solar System’s history could help scientists reconstruct how and...
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Meteorite impact turns silica into stishovite in a billionth of a second
13 Oct 2015 Simon Redfern from the Department of Earth Sciences discusses a study that has recreated the conditions experienced during the meteor strike that...
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Death of a dynamo – a hard drive from space
21 Jan 2015 Hidden magnetic messages contained within ancient meteorites are providing a unique window into the processes that shaped our solar system, and may...
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