The Milky Way formed slowly and quietly over billions of years, rather than through a violent collision with another galaxy as previously assumed, astronomers claim. Creating a detailed cross-section of a galaxy ‘broadly similar’ to our own gave astronomers from Australia’s ARC Centre of Excellence and the University of Sydney more insight into the Milky … Read more
How important is the presence of liquid water? It is now widely believed that Mars holds a reasonably large volume of water. However, the surface of the planet is so cold, this water exists only as ice. In order for life to exist on a planet, many scientists believe it is essential for the world … Read more
A new regulator will be set up to ensure the safety of building materials after ‘deeply disturbing’ evidence of malpractice was heard at the Grenfell Inquiry, the Government has said. The investigation into the fatal fire which killed 72 people in 2017 has heard that some firms involved in the production of materials used on … Read more
Giant spinning ice disc is formed on a Chinese river due to a rare natural phenomenon The natural rarity was seen in the city of Ulanhot, north China’s Inner Mongolia Incredible footage shows the 33ft-wide ice disc slowly rotating anticlockwise The unusual sight is a rare natural phenomenon that occurs in cold climates Ulanhot has an average … Read more
New supercomputer simulations show how the Moon may have formed through the collision of Earth with a Mars-sized planet called Theia about 4.5 billion years ago. UK scientists have produced several animations of simulation scenarios, each showing a different amount of spin ‘wandering planet’ Theia may have had as it approached Earth. Each simulation depicts various explosive … Read more
Scientists solve 16-year-old mystery of the Blue Nebula, finding it formed after a sun-like star consumed a smaller stellar companion The Blue Nebula was discovered in 2004 and has baffled scientists since A new study reveals it is youngest known example of two stars merging into one It formed when a dying sun-like star moved … Read more
A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away! Our solar system was formed in less than 200,000 years – nearly half the time humans have been walking the Earth, study reveals By Dan Avery For Dailymail.com Published: 23:30 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 23:30 GMT, 13 November 2020 Our solar system … Read more
Geologists claim to have found evidence of the long-lost Resurrection tectonic plate that has been a topic of debate among the scientific community – with some saying it never existed. A team from the University of Houston College believes to have uncovered remains of the plate hundreds of miles beneath a region of northern Canada. … Read more
Earth may have lost up to 60 per cent of its atmosphere in the collision that is thought to have formed the Moon Researchers carried out hundreds of collision simulations on a supercomputer They looked at different impact angles, planet densities and even atmospheres Earth could have lost 10-60 per cent of its atmosphere in an … Read more
Massive three mile wide meteorite crater is discovered by gold miners in Australia’s Outback that formed some 100 MILLION years ago A meteorite crater was discovered in Western Australia’s Outback Scientists determined the crater stretches three miles across The team found shoot cones at the site, which is a sign of a meteorite impact These … Read more