Microbes may survive at the Moon’s south pole
Manned missions to the lunar polar regions must limit the unintended transfer of Earth life forms, say scientists
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Mercury may not need an ancient dynamo to explain its magnetic crust
New analyses of MESSENGER data find that present-day magnetic field can explain most of its crustal magnetism
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Magnetism likely played a key role in early solar system formation
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
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Transit-based exoplanet survey finds its first microlensing exoplanet
Additional planetary signals may be hidden in TESS data, say astronomers
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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
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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
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Asymmetric weather pattern reveals exoplanet’s true atmosphere
New observations by the JWST provide a much clearer understanding of clouds on a distant world
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Perseverance finds evidence for an ancient river delta on Mars
New analyses of the Jezero impact crater reveal signs of flowing water
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Could lightning occur on Mars?
MAVEN probe captures signature of a "whistler"
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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
