#solar-system-formation

#solar-system-formation

The European Space Agency's Gaia mission discovered hundreds of potential moons orbiting over 350 previously unknown asteroids, providing insights into the solar system's formation and evolution. [ more ]

Asteroids and comets formed 4.5 billion years ago, with varied orbit patterns ranging from few years to thousands or even millions of years. [ more ]

Scientists are examining samples from the asteroid Bennu, collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, to gain insights about the formation of the solar system.

Researchers at the University of Arizona are analyzing the samples, which contain large stones and plentiful amounts of water locked in minerals. [ more ]

Nasa has successfully opened a canister containing asteroid dust collected from the 4.6 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu.

The samples will be analyzed to understand the formation of our solar system and the ingredients for habitable environments. [ more ]