Telescopes and space missions Research update Transit-based exoplanet survey finds its first microlensing exoplanet Additional planetary signals may be hidden in TESS data, say astronomers Read article: Transit-based exoplanet survey finds its first microlensing exoplanet
Planetary science Research update Discovery of giant ‘exosatellite’ challenges our notion of what makes a moon 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
Planetary science Research update Scientists discover sugar in interstellar space 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
Planetary science Research update Asymmetric weather pattern reveals exoplanet’s true atmosphere 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
Planetary science Research update Perseverance finds evidence for an ancient river delta on Mars New analyses of the Jezero impact crater reveal signs of flowing water Read article: Perseverance finds evidence for an ancient river delta on Mars
Planetary science Research update Could lightning occur on Mars? MAVEN probe captures signature of a "whistler" Read article: Could lightning occur on Mars?
Planetary science Research update Lunar magnetic field mystery may finally have an explanation Physicists weren’t sure why Moon rocks brought back during the Apollo missions are more strongly magnetized than models predict Read article: Lunar magnetic field mystery may finally have an explanation
Earth sciences Research update Ancient reversal of Earth’s magnetic field took an extraordinarily long time Field-flipping event 40 million years ago in the Eocene epoch lasted 70,000 years Read article: Ancient reversal of Earth’s magnetic field took an extraordinarily long time
Telescopes and space missions Research update Samples from the far side of the Moon shed light on lunar asymmetry Unusual isotopic ratio in samples brought back by Chang'e-6 reveals clues about the early history of Earth's satellite Read article: Samples from the far side of the Moon shed light on lunar asymmetry
Planetary science Research update Uranus and Neptune may be more rocky than icy, say astrophysicists Novel modelling approach suggests that the traditionally ice-rich image of these planets may be skewed Read article: Uranus and Neptune may be more rocky than icy, say astrophysicists
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