Read article: Giant exoplanet orbiting tiny star defies current theory of planet formation
Cold, large protoplanetary discs could be more stable than previously thought
Read article: Water vapour is spotted on a distant rocky planet
K2-18b is in the habitable zone of a red-dwarf star
Read article: Moon of many faces
Sarah Tesh picks out some alternative views of the Moon
Read article: Aerogel insulation could provide habitable regions on Mars
New proposal is radically different to previous ideas to make the Red Planet habitable
Read article: What’s in a moon?
We all take the Moon for granted, but what would happen if our constant companion weren't there any more? Ethan Siegel considers the consequences
Read article: Toxic gases in habitable zone could hinder emergence of alien life
Region where complex life could emerge around distant stars could be much smaller than previously thought
Read article: Juno space probe identifies changes in Jupiter’s magnetic field
Magnetic field images hint at Jupiter’s internal structure
Read article: Gravitational-wave mission detects rain of interplanetary dust
A spacecraft testing technology for hunting ripples in the fabric of space–time has felt minuscule collisions with grains of cometary dust floating between planets
Read article: New superionic ice phase could shed more light on icy giant cores
And perhaps even help explain why the magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune are so different from Earth’s
Read article: First-ever detection of a ‘Marsquake’ made by NASA’s InSight mission
Tiny rumble could herald the beginning of Martian seismology
