Planetary science Research update To make Mars warmer, just add nanorods Releasing engineered nanoparticles into the Martian atmosphere could warm the planet by over 30 K Read article: To make Mars warmer, just add nanorods
Nuclear physics Research update Half-life measurement of samarium-146 could help reveal secrets of the early solar system Isotope is extracted from an accelerator target Read article: Half-life measurement of samarium-146 could help reveal secrets of the early solar system
Planetary science Research update Liquid water could abound in Martian crust, seismic study suggests Reservoir could harbour microbial life Read article: Liquid water could abound in Martian crust, seismic study suggests
Planetary science Research update Icy exoplanet found to be potentially habitable Researchers discover that a temperate exoplanet may have an atmosphere, could be covered in ice, and may even have an ocean of liquid water Read article: Icy exoplanet found to be potentially habitable
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Liquid–metal interfaces show large thermoelectric effect Discovery could help us better understand Jupiter’s magnetic field as well as improve liquid–metal batteries Read article: Liquid–metal interfaces show large thermoelectric effect
Planetary science Blog Mars has frost-covered mountains at its equator but no lakes at its poles Two new studies reveal where the red planet’s water is, and where it (probably) isn’t Read article: Mars has frost-covered mountains at its equator but no lakes at its poles
Planetary science Blog Scientists identify a ‘sugar world’ beyond Neptune The surface of a Kuiper Belt object called Arrokoth is rich in glucose, ribose and other sweet molecules Read article: Scientists identify a ‘sugar world’ beyond Neptune
Earth sciences Research update Early Earth’s magnetic field strength was similar to today’s Relatively strong field may have protected life forms 3.7 billion years ago Read article: Early Earth’s magnetic field strength was similar to today’s
Stars and solar physics Research update Stellar magnetic fields may give doomed exoplanets a temporary reprieve Proposed mechanism could explain why the orbits of some "hot Jupiters" decay slower than expected Read article: Stellar magnetic fields may give doomed exoplanets a temporary reprieve
Planetary science Research update JWST data reveal interior structure of puffy exoplanet Two independent teams have analysed spectral data from the James Webb Space Telescope to investigate the exoplanet WASP-107 b Read article: JWST data reveal interior structure of puffy exoplanet
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