Sentences with phrase «perhaps by the comet»

One theory doing the rounds is that players will be granted super powers by the meteors, or perhaps by the comet which has been visible in the sky of Fornite for weeks and is slowly getting closer.

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More likely, Boyajian thinks, it is an unusual type of comet swarm, perhaps unleashed by some catastrophic event.

«Some of the most interesting sites will be those that offer fresh material — perhaps exposed by an impact, a crack or plume activity like comets have — and those with diverse material,» said Keiko Nakamura - Messenger, OSIRIS - REx sample site scientist and the deputy lead for curation at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Because the gas would have remained frozen within the comet's interior unless exposed by the impact, that suggests the probe did penetrate some sort of icy layer — but perhaps one much different from what astronomers originally predicted.

By studying the gas, dust and structure of the nucleus and organic materials associated with the comet, via both remote and in - situ observations, the Rosetta mission should be a key to unlocking the history and evolution of our solar system, as well as answering questions regarding the origin of Earth's water and perhaps even life.

Artist's concept: Mercury appears to undergo a recurring meteor shower, perhaps when its orbit crosses the debris trail left by comet Encke.

The mission, perhaps the most ambitious one ever undertaken by the European Space Agency, will now join the comet as it begins a lap around the sun, heats up, and releases stores of ice in a cloud of dust and gas.

Then on 15 July something unexpected happened: perhaps by accident, perhaps in a moment of revolutionary fervour after Bastille Day, someone at the French space agency CNES made public sensational new images of the comet's icy core.

By studying the gas, dust and structure of the nucleus and organic materials associated with the comet, the Rosetta mission should become key to unlocking the history and evolution of our solar system, as well as answering questions regarding the origin of Earth's water and perhaps even life.

Scientists think the sounds must be produced by the comet's activity, perhaps as it releases neutral particles into space where they become electrically charged, or ionized.

But perhaps what we all appreciate most about that car is how, like a comet leaving a streak of gleaming dust in its wake, it blazed the trail for the M2, which considerably more customers will be able to enjoy — something that has not been mentioned enough by the enthusiast media.