Scientists studying Mars have pinpointed 13 candidate source locations for Teghaza 001, one of the oldest Martian meteorites discovered on Earth. Using spectroscopic and topographical observations from orbital missions in space, researchers traced the unique chemical composition of the rock back to specific highland regions in the Martian southern hemisphere.
Giovanni Sapere
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered evidence that overturns an established model of cosmic history. Observations published in Nature Astronomy reveal that powerful stellar explosions did not help ultraviolet radiation escape ancient galaxies, but instead trapped it inside dense clouds of gas.
Giovanni Sapere
On the night of 27-28 April, a wonderful “pink supermoon” can be admired in the sky, a very rare and exciting astronomical phenomenon.
Giovanni Sapere
The researchers of the Royal Astronomical Society have identified traces of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus, a gas that could indicate the presence of life forms.
Giovanni Sapere
On the night between the 21st and 22nd of April a rain of falling stars is expected. These are the Liridi: this is where you can see them.
Giovanni Sapere
Billions of cosmic objects orbit in space, yet one of them is attracting the attention and curiosity of astronomers around the world. It’s called C/2019 Q4, and it’s a comet. Discovered at the end of August by Gennady Borisov, the space object is making an orbital path different from all other…
Giovanni Sapere
