Planetary science Research update Moon-forming disc is spotted around a giant exoplanet Observation could help explain how moons form around gas-giant planets like Jupiter Read article: Moon-forming disc is spotted around a giant exoplanet
Planetary science Research update NASA craft provides an insight into Mars’ interior Insight mission reveals tantalizing details about how Mars may have formed across billions of years Read article: NASA craft provides an insight into Mars’ interior
Planetary science Research update Vibrations drive X-ray flares in Jupiter’s aurora Simultaneous observations by NASA’s Juno and ESA’s XMM Newton satellites shed light on 40-year-old mystery Read article: Vibrations drive X-ray flares in Jupiter’s aurora
Planetary science Research update Microlensing reveals free-floating planets alone in deep space Astronomers find evidence for four Earth-sized planets wandering freely through space, unbound to any host star Read article: Microlensing reveals free-floating planets alone in deep space
Planetary science Research update Huge Oort Cloud object has been spotted entering the outer solar system Comet-like object was revealed in data from the Dark Energy Survey Read article: Huge Oort Cloud object has been spotted entering the outer solar system
Plasma physics Research update Electrons ‘surf’ on Alfvén waves in plasma-chamber experiments Research explains how aurora-creating particles are accelerated Read article: Electrons ‘surf’ on Alfvén waves in plasma-chamber experiments
Planetary science Research update Smartphones could create distributed space weather observatory Data taken by magnetometers could illuminate solar storms Read article: Smartphones could create distributed space weather observatory
Nanomaterials Research update Irregularly shaped Moon dust creates complex scattering effects Tomography technique measures the shape of lunar soil particles in rich detail Read article: Irregularly shaped Moon dust creates complex scattering effects
Planetary science Research update X-ray emissions from Uranus are detected for the first time Source of three faint signals remains a mystery Read article: X-ray emissions from Uranus are detected for the first time
Planetary science Research update Super Earth is astronomer’s dream for atmospheric studies Puffed up atmosphere of Gliese 486b is ideal for spectroscopic measurements Read article: Super Earth is astronomer’s dream for atmospheric studies
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