Planetary science Research update Exoplanet seems right for life…or does it? Simulations suggest Gliese 581d might have water, clouds and rainfall Read article: Exoplanet seems right for life…or does it?
Planetary science Research update Evidence that cosmic rays seed clouds Experiment shows how cosmic rays might seed clouds Read article: Evidence that cosmic rays seed clouds
Planetary science Research update Massive partner flips hot Jupiter Astronomers explain why some exoplanets orbit in reverse Read article: Massive partner flips hot Jupiter
Telescopes and space missions News African Astronomical Society debuts in Cape Town Society will promote astronomy as a tool for development Read article: African Astronomical Society debuts in Cape Town
Planetary science Research update Mapping orbits within black holes Physicist claims that planetary orbits could be sustained within black holes Read article: Mapping orbits within black holes
Planetary science Research update WIMP no-show casts a shadow over dark matter XENON places the strongest constraints yet on dark-matter particle Read article: WIMP no-show casts a shadow over dark matter
Planetary science Research update Earth grew from ‘candy floss’ rocks Geological evidence supports models of terrestrial planet formation Read article: Earth grew from ‘candy floss’ rocks
Telescopes and space missions Research update Life could exist around dying stars White dwarfs may have Earth-like planets Read article: Life could exist around dying stars
Telescopes and space missions Analysis MESSENGER spacecraft enters Mercury orbit NASA mission safely circles solar system's smallest planet after mammoth journey Read article: MESSENGER spacecraft enters Mercury orbit
Planetary science Research update Discovery hints that meteorites seeded life on Earth Meteorite rich in ammonia could have provided nitrogen for biological molecules Read article: Discovery hints that meteorites seeded life on Earth
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