Planetary science Research update Solar wind burst caused a heatwave on Jupiter New analysis of 2017 data suggest that the Jovian atmosphere is not as self-contained as scientists thought Read article: Solar wind burst caused a heatwave on Jupiter
Planetary science Research update The enigma of Trappist-1 b: a thick atmosphere or airless rock? Thermal emission measurements from the exoplanet Trappist-1 b suggest two plausible yet contradictory scenarios Read article: The enigma of Trappist-1 b: a thick atmosphere or airless rock?
Planetary science Research update How would an asteroid strike affect life on Earth? New simulations reveal that the climate, atmospheric chemistry and even global photosynthesis would be dramatically disrupted by an asteroid collision Read article: How would an asteroid strike affect life on Earth?
Planetary science Research update Astronomers create a ‘weather map’ for a gas giant exoplanet Supersonic winds and water vapour feature in new study of WASP-127b Read article: Astronomers create a ‘weather map’ for a gas giant exoplanet
Planetary science Research update Asteroid Bennu contains the stuff of life, sample analysis reveals Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life Read article: Asteroid Bennu contains the stuff of life, sample analysis reveals
Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews Moonstruck: art and science collide in stunning collection of lunar maps and essays Ian Randall reviews LUNAR: a History of the Moon in Myths, Maps + Matter Read article: Moonstruck: art and science collide in stunning collection of lunar maps and essays
Planetary science Research update Solar wind squashed Uranus’s magnetosphere during Voyager 2 flyby New data analysis reveals that some of our understanding of the ice giant Uranus may be false Read article: Solar wind squashed Uranus’s magnetosphere during Voyager 2 flyby
Planetary science Research update Immiscible ice layers may explain why Uranus and Neptune lack magnetic poles Simulations of "ice giant" interiors shed light on unexpected Voyager 2 findings Read article: Immiscible ice layers may explain why Uranus and Neptune lack magnetic poles
Planetary science Research update ‘Mock asteroids’ deflected by X-rays in study that could help us protect Earth Lab-based experiment shows how centimetre-sized objects are accelerated Read article: ‘Mock asteroids’ deflected by X-rays in study that could help us protect Earth
Earth sciences Research update Ambipolar electric field helps shape Earth’s ionosphere Scientists make first ever measurements of a planet-wide field that could be as fundamental as gravity and magnetic fields Read article: Ambipolar electric field helps shape Earth’s ionosphere