Asteroid samples collected from Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission have revealed fascinating details about the early solar system and the history of water in space. These samples, the largest ever returned to Earth from an asteroid, provide scientists with valuable information about the conditions and processes that prevailed billions of years ago. The Importance of … Read more
If you look up on a clear night, the brightest and largest object in the sky will likely be the moon. And unless you have a decent telescope, it’s the only natural satellite you can see with your own eyes. As a result, most people have a distorted idea of what a moon is and … Read more
Orbital diagram for Bennu along with the terrestrial planets, looking down from above the Sun’s North Pole (top) and along the ecliptic plane (bottom). Source: Meteoritics and planetary science (2014). DOI: 10.1111/kaarten.12353 Researchers from Curtin University are part of a global team of scientists investigating how our solar system formed. They do this by uncovering … Read more
The uncertainty caused by a global election wave starting in France this weekend threatens to destabilize the British financial system, the Bank of England has warned. Officials are concerned about the kind of policies newly elected governments can enforce in major economies, including the US, where Donald Trump is vying for another term as president … Read more
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that between 20 and 40 percent of global crop production is lost each year due to plant pests and infections with microbial pathogens. According to the article, scientists found their first clue in tomatoes, which contain a class of proteins that behave differently from those … Read more
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that between 20 and 40 percent of global crop production is lost each year due to plant pests and infections with microbial pathogens. According to the article, scientists found their first clue in tomatoes, which contain a class of proteins that behave differently from those … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot is a massive storm that has been swirling in the atmosphere of the largest planet in the solar system for years. But astronomers have debated how old the … Read more
Image source, Post Office Horizon IT research Item information Author, Tom Espiner Role, BBC business reporter June 21, 2024 Updated 8 hours ago The Post Office’s Horizon system is “very robust” and the only scandal is that the company has failed to properly defend it, according to a man tasked with representing sub-postmasters. George Thomson, … Read more
The Post Office’s Horizon system is “very robust” and the only scandal is that the company has failed to properly defend it, according to a man tasked with representing sub-postmasters. George Thomson, the former leader of the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters (NFSP), said in a long-running investigation: “The Horizon system is not the scandal, the … Read more
Image source, Post Office Horizon IT research Item information Author, Tom Espiner Role, BBC business reporter June 21, 2024 Updated 9 hours ago The Post Office’s Horizon system is “very robust” and the only scandal is that the company has failed to properly defend it, according to a man tasked with representing sub-postmasters. George Thomson, … Read more