WorldPingIt is thought the sun may have engulfed a super-Earth-sized planet early in its history.
Now, a new study has gone a step further, suggesting that such an event may have left behind detectable clues inside the sun that could still be visible today.
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'Fingerprints' inside the sun could reveal if it once swallowed a planet
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Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought. What's going on inside of it?
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WorldPingAbout 66 million years ago, a dinosaur—maybe a T. rex or a Nanotyrannus—ate a bird. The record of that meal, in the form of fossilized poop, has survived to today, preserving the best example of a feather ever found from the age of dinosaurs.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingWrinkles on the surface of Mercury have revealed that the closest planet to the sun is shrinking faster than scientists thought.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Space.com
WorldPingNitrogen is a key ingredient in the biomolecules that form the building blocks of life.
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WorldPingA huge analysis probes the genetics of personality, finding that the trait is much less straightforward than physical attributes like eye color.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Live Science
WorldPingLots of animals use mimicry to survive. Some copy the appearance of threatening predators, and others have evolved to resemble plants or rocks so they can blend into the background and avoid being attacked.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingGenerally mild weather and increasing hours of darkness make September a great month for observing, and this year, there's a particularly busy sky.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Live Science
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