[NASA]. There are roughly 200 confirmed impact structures on Earth, but geologists estimate that hundreds more lurk undiscovered. Now, there’s at least one more—and a large one, at that—in the […]
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Researchers Have Identified The Craters Where The Majority Of Martian Meteorites Most Likely Originate
An international research team has identified the specific origins of most of the Martian meteorites that are now on Earth. They’ve traced the meteorites to five craters where they were […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Meteorites & Asteroids, Press Release
Meteorite Impact Leaves Rare Rocks And Evidence Of Extreme Heat At Remote Lake In Quebec
For more than a decade, Western University planetary geologist Gordon “Oz” Osinski has led expeditions to Kamestastin Lake in Labrador. The environment is a perfect training ground because the properties […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Destruction Of An Oceans’ Worth Of Water Per Month In The Orion Nebula
An international team, including Western astrophysicists Els Peeters and Jan Cami, has found the destruction and re-formation of a large quantity of water in a planet-forming disk located at the […]
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Titan Is Most Likely Not Habitable
A study led by Western astrobiologist Catherine Neish shows the subsurface ocean of Titan – the largest moon of Saturn – is most likely a non-habitable environment, meaning any hope […]
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The Recipe Is Different But Saturn's Moon Titan Has Ingredients For Life
Catherine Neish is counting the days until her space launch. While the Western planetary geologist isn’t space-suiting up for her own interstellar voyage, she is playing a key role in […]
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Titan Has The Ingredients For Life
Catherine Neish is counting the days until her space launch. While the Western planetary geologist isn’t space-suiting up for her own interstellar voyage, she is playing a key role in […]
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Did Meteorite Impacts Help Create Life On Earth And Beyond?
What if impact craters, long seen as harbingers of death, turned out to be the cradle of life? For Western University planetary scientist Gordon Osinski, this isn’t just the big […]
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Life On Mars Was Possible After Last Great Meteorite Impact
A new international study led by Western University shows that Mars’ first ‘real chance’ at developing life started very early, 4.48 billion years ago, when giant, life-inhibiting meteorites stopped striking […]
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Asteroid Impacts Could Create Habitats For Life
Scientists studying the Chicxulub crater have shown how large asteroid impacts deform rocks in a way that may produce habitats for early life. Around 65 million years ago a massive […]