The annual gathering is where high-end automakers show their stuff, and this year’s show included a Rolls-Royce offering that’s, well, (from) out of this world. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c83116fe1ad1b0b1ac41e05/master/pass/Geneva-Motor-Show-Aston-Martin.jpg
Tag: meteorite
Oldest-ever meteorite found in Africa… and could unlock the solar system’s secrets, scientists say
The oldest meteorite ever discovered could help researchers on their quest for truth: discovering how our solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago. The record breaking space rock was discovered in Mauritania, Northwest Africa. Found in a sand dune in Mauritania, the light-colored space rock is laced with green crystals and is about the size […]
Scientists think these meteorite diamonds formed on a long-lost planet
Scientists studying a meteorite fragment that fell to Earth in 2008 have found evidence that suggests it may have originated from a Mercury-sized planet that no longer exists. The makeup of a meteorite — the elements it contains, what ratios they’re in — can usually point us to where it came from, like say the […]
Lunar camera whacked by ‘speeding bullet’ meteorite produces ‘jittery’ pictures
Published time: 29 May, 2017 21:59 NASA scientists were stumped when the usually impeccable camera on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter produced a “wild and jittery” photo of the moon’s surface. The unusual photo features a squiggly pattern that the NASA team didn’t initially understand. They quickly figured out, however, that the orbiter must have been […]