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Two red objects between Mars and Jupiter may explain how the solar system formed
The asteroids may have originated from the vicinity of Neptune's orbit.
A group of scientists has discovered two unusually red objects in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars, and they may have originated from farther in the solar system. These objects — called 203 Pompeja and 269 Justitia — are redder than the reddest known objects in the asteroid belt and may have migrated to the area from beyond Neptune. If that's true, then they could provide insight into the chaos of the early solar system and into how the solar system as we know it today came to be.
The team led by JAXA's Sunao Hasegawa identified the objects through observations collected at the Infra-red Telescope Facility and Seoul National University Astronomical Observatory, according to the paper they published. As The New York Times points out, most objects in the inner solar system tend to reflect blue light, because they're devoid of or have very little organic materials. Objects from the outer solar system such as the Kuiper belt, however, tend to be redder. That's because they have a lot of organics like carbon and methane, which may have been the building blocks of our planet. As you may know, the Kuiper belt is the region extending from the orbit of Neptune where you can find remnants of our solar system's formation.
If Pompeja and Justitia truly were transplants from beyond Neptune, then they'd serve as evidence for the hypothesis that a fraction of the asteroids between Jupiter and Mars came from the Kuiper belt. They'd also support the set of theories, called the Nice Model, on how our gas giants settled into their orbits. The Nice model says our giant planets formed closer to the Sun until an instability forced Neptune, Uranus and Saturn to move outwards and Jupiter to move inwards. The event would've caused asteroids rich in organic materials to scatter and move around the solar system.
Of course, more observations and evidence are needed to be able to prove that the two objects are from the Kuiper belt. The good thing is that since the asteroid belt is much closer to us than Neptune, it would take a spacecraft less time to reach them if ever Earth's space agencies decide to send a probe to study them more closely.
https://www.engadget.com/two-red-objects-asteroid-belt-115517310.html
BIG APPLE CRIME Mass shooting in NYC leaves 10 people shot in ‘brazen targeted’ attack by ‘gang members who fled on mopeds’
A MASS shooting has left 10 people injured in a "brazen targeted attack" in New York City which saw the perpetrators flee on mopeds.
Two men strode up to a crowd outside a barbershop in Queens and opened fire sending eight men and two women to hospital, police said on Sunday.
Shocking footage from the scene shows as the two men - in masks and hooded sweatshirts - brandish their guns, firing a number of times.
They are closely followed by two more suspects on mopeds who drive along the sidewalk before taking the gunmen away from the scene.
The shooting took place just before 11pm on Saturday.
The victims, who range in age from 19 to 72, were all hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said the most seriously injured victim suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach.
GANG TARGETS
Police said the two gunmen arrived at the scene on foot, but left by jumping on the backs of two mopeds driven by two other men.
All four were wearing hooded sweatshirts, police said.
Three of those shot were known members of the Trinitarios, a Dominican street gang, and were the intended targets, Essig said.
The remaining seven wounded were thought to be bystanders.
A party was in progress at a restaurant a few doors down from the barbershop at the time of the shooting, Essing added.
'IT HAS TO STOP'
“This was a brazen, coordinated attack, for lack of a better word,” Essig said.
He added: "Two guys just stick their arms out, walk down a very crowded street at 10:30 at night, where there’s parties going on, restaurants going on, crowded streets.
"After they fire at least 37 shots — that we know of — they calmly get on the back of the scooters and take off. So very brazen, to say the least.
"There's just one common theme, I want to get out there, that's a recurring theme that keeps happening, and it has to stop throughout the city.
"That's gang members. That's guns, multiple guns on the scene, scooters being used, masks.
"And lastly, unintended targets getting hit. This is unacceptable on our streets in New York City, and it has to stop."
BYSTANDERS SHOT
No one was in custody as of Sunday.
Gun violence is surging across the US at a devastating rate, with almost one thousand shootings recorded and 430 reportedly killed in one week.
The shootings occurred between July 17 and 23 and illustrate the shocking spike in gun violence the country is currently dealing with.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/3393627/mass-shooting-nyc-targeted-attack-gang-mopeds/