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[ad_1] Astronomers have taken a step towards understanding how the Moon could have formed from a giant collision between the early Earth and another huge object 4.5 billion years ago. Scientists led by Durham University in the UK ran supercomputer simulations on the DiRAC high-performance computing facility to send a …

[ad_1] New supercomputer simulations show how the Moon may have formed through the collision of the Earth with a Mars-sized planet called Theia about 4.5 billion years ago. British scientists have produced several simulation scenario animations, each showing a different amount of rotation that the “wandering planet” Theia may have …

[ad_1] Still image from a cross-section of a 3D simulation performed by researchers studying how a collision between the early Earth and a Mars-sized object could have led to the formation of the Moon. Credit: Sergio Ruiz-Bonilla Astronomers have taken a step towards understanding how the Moon could have formed …

[ad_1] T. The two largest planets in our solar system are set to line up in a conjunction for the first time in 800 years to create a “Christmas Star”. Jupiter and Saturn will line up on December 21 and appear to form a double planet, just in time for …

[ad_1] Crew on the R / V Sea Wolf count fish during a trawl survey. Environmental DNA could be a cost-effective way to improve these investigations. Urban Coast Institute of Monmouth University By Erik Stokstad3 December 2020, 17:55 Estimating the number of fish in the sea is a wet, cold …

[ad_1] In the early evening of this month, Jupiter and Saturn are almost unmissable. The brilliant pair of gas giants are sitting so close to each other in our night sky that it seems they can reach out and touch each other. If you keep paying attention, it will seem …

[ad_1] Google’s DeepMind this week reported that it solved one of biology’s long-standing problems: predicting the 3D structure of proteins. Because matter: Being able to determine the structure of proteins could help accelerate drug development and help researchers understand the underlying biology of the disease. The problem: Predicting how physics …

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[ad_1] The dramatic collapse of one of the world’s largest single-plate radio telescopes was captured on camera, showing cables exploding and a 900-ton receiver platform crashing onto the reflector dish below. Key points: The US National Science Foundation says the top sections of all three telescope support towers have broken …

[ad_1] Three Russian Gonets communications satellites were launched late Wednesday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, driving a Soyuz rocket and Fregat upper stage into orbit on the second successful Soyuz mission in less than 24 hours. The Gonets-M satellites took off Wednesday at 8:14 pm EST (0114 GMT; 4:14 Moscow time …