Hexagonal close-packed phase could exist deep within the planets Uranus and Neptune, contributing to their peculiar magnetic fields
Read article: New type of superionic water ice observed for the first time
Crewed missions to the lunar polar regions must limit the unintended transfer of Earth life forms, say scientists
Read article: Microbes may survive at the Moon’s south pole
New analyses of MESSENGER data find that present-day magnetic field can explain most of its crustal magnetism
Read article: Mercury may not need an ancient dynamo to explain its magnetic crust
Study of inclusions in a primordial meteorite suggests that magnetism must be considered in simulations of planet formation, and may even be the dominant factor
Read article: Magnetism likely played a key role in early solar system formation
Additional planetary signals may be hidden in TESS data, say astronomers
Read article: Transit-based exoplanet survey finds its first microlensing exoplanet
In a novel three-tiered hierarchical system, the star CD-35 2722 is orbited by a brown dwarf that, in turn, is orbited by a newly discovered exosatellite candidate
Read article: Discovery of giant ‘exosatellite’ challenges our notion of what makes a moon
The first detection of sugar in the interstellar medium could shed more light on how life began on Earth
Read article: Scientists discover sugar in interstellar space
New observations by the JWST provide a much clearer understanding of clouds on a distant world
Read article: Asymmetric weather pattern reveals exoplanet’s true atmosphere
New analyses of the Jezero impact crater reveal signs of flowing water
Read article: Perseverance finds evidence for an ancient river delta on Mars
MAVEN probe captures signature of a "whistler"
Read article: Could lightning occur on Mars?
