A Fiery Mineral Present in an Icy Asteroid Baffles Scientists

A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu has revealed djerfisherite, a mineral that usually kinds in scorching, oxygen-poor settings—circumstances Ryugu was by no means thought to expertise. The shock discover hints that the asteroid both endured surprising warmth spikes or captured unique materials transported throughout the early Photo voltaic System. Microscopy and chemical clues now problem the concept that […]