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- Why asteroids Bennu and Ryugu have their signature 'spinning-top' shapes
- Class of stellar explosions found to be galactic producers of lithium
- New study provides maps, ice favorability index to companies looking to mine the moon
- Kirigami grips could help seniors keep their footing
- A new type of matter discovered inside neutron stars
- Hot stars are plagued by giant magnetic spots, ESO data shows
- The Milky Way has one very hot halo, astronomers find
| Why asteroids Bennu and Ryugu have their signature 'spinning-top' shapes Posted: 01 Jun 2020 12:21 PM PDT Scientists with NASA's first asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, are gaining a new understanding of asteroid Bennu's carbon-rich material and signature "spinning-top" shape. The team has discovered that the asteroid's shape and hydration levels provide clues to the origins and histories of this and other small bodies. |
| Class of stellar explosions found to be galactic producers of lithium Posted: 01 Jun 2020 11:48 AM PDT Astrophysicists have combined theory with both observations and laboratory studies and determined that a class of stellar explosions, called classical novae, are responsible for most of the lithium in our galaxy and solar system. |
| New study provides maps, ice favorability index to companies looking to mine the moon Posted: 01 Jun 2020 10:46 AM PDT A research team has created an Ice Favorability Index. The geological model explains the process for ice formation at the poles of the moon, and mapped the terrain, which includes craters that may hold ice deposits. The model, accounts for what asteroid impacts on the surface of the moon may do to deposits of ice found meters beneath the surface. |
| Kirigami grips could help seniors keep their footing Posted: 01 Jun 2020 10:45 AM PDT You've never seen a pair of snake skin shoes like this before. Researchers have developed pop-up shoe grips, inspired by snake skin, that can increase friction between the shoe and the ground. The assistive grips could be used, among other things, to reduce the risk of falling among older adults. |
| A new type of matter discovered inside neutron stars Posted: 01 Jun 2020 09:00 AM PDT A research group has found strong evidence for the presence of exotic quark matter inside the cores of the largest neutron stars in existence. The conclusion was reached by combining recent results from theoretical particle and nuclear physics to measurements of gravitational waves from neutron star collisions. |
| Hot stars are plagued by giant magnetic spots, ESO data shows Posted: 01 Jun 2020 08:33 AM PDT Astronomers have discovered giant spots on the surface of extremely hot stars hidden in stellar clusters. Not only are these stars plagued by magnetic spots, some also experience superflare events, explosions of energy several million times more energetic than similar eruptions on the Sun. The findings help astronomers better understand these puzzling stars and open doors to resolving other elusive mysteries of stellar astronomy. |
| The Milky Way has one very hot halo, astronomers find Posted: 01 Jun 2020 08:33 AM PDT The halo that surrounds our own Milky Way galaxy is much hotter than scientists once believed - and it may not be unique among galaxies. |
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