Object designated as Formalhaut b in 2008 is more likely to be the remnants of a catastrophic collision between comet-like bodies, astronomers say
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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
Observations suggest that other asteroids could also be actively emitting particles
Read article: OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spots particles ejected from asteroid and selects landing spot
Margaret Harris relives the nerve-wracking moment when the Philae lander touched down on the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, Physics World's Breakthrough of the Year in 2014
Read article: A decade of Physics World breakthroughs: 2014 – landing a spacecraft on a comet
New measurements point to a formation period of days rather than thousands of years
Read article: First solar system solids formed much more rapidly than previously thought
Cold, large protoplanetary discs could be more stable than previously thought
Read article: Giant exoplanet orbiting tiny star defies current theory of planet formation
