Tag: Solar system
Ceres: the white spots on its surface betray the presence of an ocean
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Dawn is about to probe the mysteries of Ceres After observing Vesta, the Dawn probe is now orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres, the…
Why is the Moon so big compared to the Earth?
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Direct observation of the formation of an exomoon The giant Alma radio telescope has taken the first direct image of a moon forming…
Not all planets can give rise to large moons
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Direct observation of the formation of an exomoon The giant Alma radio telescope has taken the first direct image of a moon forming…
The falling debris of a planet falling on its star seen directly
When our Sun reaches the end of its life, it will first begin to grow exaggeratedly. Then it will shrink. Transforming into a white dwarf. What will then become of…
Astronomers have seen the debris of a planet falling on its star for the first time
When our Sun reaches the end of its life, it will first begin to grow exaggeratedly. Then it will shrink. Transforming into a white dwarf. What will then become of…
Debris rain from a planet on its star ‘seen’ directly for the first time
When our Sun reaches the end of its life, it will first begin to grow exaggeratedly. Then it will shrink. Transforming into a white dwarf. What will then become of…
The environmental conditions of the planets are engraved in their sand dunes
Dunes are not a terrestrial specificity. The winds blowing on the surface of other planets, such as Mars and Venus, are also capable of creating this type of sedimentary construction…
This Saturn moon would also hide an ocean under its surface
Around Saturn there was already Enceladus and Titan. Among the moons of the ringed planet that hide a liquid ocean under their surface, it will now probably also be necessary…
Asteroids have been falling steadily on Earth and Mars for 600 million years
Counting the craters on the surface of a planet can provide precise information about its history. This is what researchers have done on Mars. They conclude that the frequency of…
Asteroids have been falling steadily on Earth and Mars for 600 million years
Counting the craters on the surface of a planet can provide precise information about its history. This is what researchers have done on Mars. They conclude that the frequency of…