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
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?
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?
X-ray diffraction technique could also shed light on conditions within “super-Earth” exoplanets
Read article: Laser-driven shock waves recreate deep-Earth environment
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
Water migrates from blazing hot surfaces to chilly crater shadows
Read article: Solar wind and extreme heat creates ice on Mercury, say researchers
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
Exotic chemistry plays out in the atmospheres of hot gas giants
Read article: Iron rain on exoplanet is driven by huge extremes in temperature
Lunar regolith could hold secrets of solar and galactic evolution
Read article: China’s rover probes deep below the surface of the far side of the Moon
Clear distinction between rocky planet and gas giants explained by new study
Read article: Ancient rings surrounding the Sun could have divided the solar system
