Planetary science Podcasts Making water on the Moon, radiotherapy for COVID-19, gear-changing particle colliders Lunar expert Hannah Sargeant is our guest this week Read article: Making water on the Moon, radiotherapy for COVID-19, gear-changing particle colliders
Planetary science Research update Planets and stars could form as ‘siblings’ at the same time Planet forming rings spotted around a class I protostar Read article: Planets and stars could form as ‘siblings’ at the same time
Planetary science Research update Meteorite impacts did not magnetize the Moon’s crust, new simulations reveal Ancient core dynamo is the only plausible explanation for magnetization Read article: Meteorite impacts did not magnetize the Moon’s crust, new simulations reveal
Condensed matter Research update Machine-learning study of metallic hydrogen provides clues about Jupiter’s interior Simulation suggests a smooth transition to a metal at high pressure Read article: Machine-learning study of metallic hydrogen provides clues about Jupiter’s interior
Planetary science Research update Has evidence of life been found in the clouds of Venus? Detection of phosphine is perhaps the strongest evidence yet of life beyond Earth Read article: Has evidence of life been found in the clouds of Venus?
Planetary science Podcasts Planet Nine: is it a planet, a primordial black hole or something else entirely? Fleets of tiny probes might discover what’s lurking at the edge of our solar system Read article: Planet Nine: is it a planet, a primordial black hole or something else entirely?
Planetary science Research update Laser-driven shock waves recreate deep-Earth environment X-ray diffraction technique could also shed light on conditions within “super-Earth” exoplanets Read article: Laser-driven shock waves recreate deep-Earth environment
Planetary science Research update ‘Exoplanet’ discovery vanishes in a puff of dust Object designated as Formalhaut b in 2008 is more likely to be the remnants of a catastrophic collision between comet-like bodies, astronomers say Read article: ‘Exoplanet’ discovery vanishes in a puff of dust
Planetary science Research update Solar wind and extreme heat creates ice on Mercury, say researchers Water migrates from blazing hot surfaces to chilly crater shadows Read article: Solar wind and extreme heat creates ice on Mercury, say researchers
Planetary science Research update ‘Super-puff’ exoplanets put a ring on it The unusually low density of some exoplanets may be due to Saturn-like rings rather than clouds of gas Read article: ‘Super-puff’ exoplanets put a ring on it
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