Planetary science Research update Hidden stars affect exoplanet measurements Are some rocky exoplanets actually made of gas? Read article: Hidden stars affect exoplanet measurements
Planetary science Research update ‘Nightmare’ geometry of Uranus creates tumbling magnetosphere The ice-giant's magnetosphere opens and closes on a daily basis Read article: ‘Nightmare’ geometry of Uranus creates tumbling magnetosphere
Telescopes and space missions Research update A ‘plasma broom’ for cleaning on Mars Scientists develop a device to sweep away Martian dust Read article: A ‘plasma broom’ for cleaning on Mars
Planetary science News Flash Physics: Exoplanet has huge rings, International Day of Light for 2018, LIGO pioneer bags €750,000 prize Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Exoplanet has huge rings, International Day of Light for 2018, LIGO pioneer bags €750,000 prize
Telescopes and space missions News Flash Physics: Jupiter’s swirling poles, ordered droplets, no fifth force, topological magnetoelectric effect Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Jupiter’s swirling poles, ordered droplets, no fifth force, topological magnetoelectric effect
Planetary science Opinion and reviews Mars is bright tonight Tushna Commissariat reviews 4th Rock from the Sun by Nicky Jenner Read article: Mars is bright tonight
Telescopes and space missions News Flash Physics: Seeing exoplanets near multiple stars, flat immersion lenses, Caltech astrophysicist protest Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Seeing exoplanets near multiple stars, flat immersion lenses, Caltech astrophysicist protest
Planetary science Research update TRAPPIST-1’s seven exoplanets make music together Orbits can remain harmonious for 50 million years, says supercomputer simulation Read article: TRAPPIST-1’s seven exoplanets make music together
Telescopes and space missions News Flash Physics: Making Martian bricks, open-and-shut earthquakes, US science unscathed in budget proposal Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Making Martian bricks, open-and-shut earthquakes, US science unscathed in budget proposal
Planetary science Opinion and reviews Web life: Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 The latest offering from the Zooniverse family, Backyard Worlds asks citizen scientists to hunt for rogue planets in NASA data Read article: Web life: Backyard Worlds: Planet 9
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