[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 …
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[ad_1] The Gaia Space Telescope measured the acceleration of the Solar System as it orbits the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The motion of the Solar System with respect to the stars agrees with the results of Finnish astronomers in the 19th century. Additionally, Gaia’s observational data improves …
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[ad_1] IMAGE: Artist’s impression of the system, with the star in the center and the internal dust ribbon from which the gas is produced and dispersed outwards to the … view More Credits: Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge Astronomers have captured a unique stage in the evolution of the …
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