Period of ultra-weak field nearly 600 million years ago could have contributed to increase in oxygen levels that favoured complex life
Read article: Ancient lull in Earth’s magnetic field may have allowed large animals to evolve
Planet may once have had oceans like Earth
Read article: Venus is losing water much faster than previously thought, study suggests
Ian Randall reviews What’s Hidden Inside Planets? by Sabine Stanley
Read article: What lies beneath: unearthing the secret interior lives of planets
Spectral analysis of stellar “twins” also suggests a significant fraction of planetary systems may be unstable
Read article: Planet-gobbling stars are more common than we thought
Magnetosphere events known as whistler mode chorus emissions can now be produced in a controlled environment
Read article: Space weather phenomenon observed in the lab for the first time
Detection by SOFIA mission backs wandering planets models
Read article: Water observed on asteroids for the first time
Potential landing sites for NASA’s crewed Artemis mission III identified as especially vulnerable
Read article: Moonquakes and landslides make the lunar south pole unstable
The Winchcombe meteorite that fell to Earth in 2021 contained compounds that could be precursors to chemical building blocks of life
Read article: Advanced electron microscope finds UK meteorite fall contains life’s chemical precursors
Data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite reveal a valuable collection of exoplanet candidates with temperatures similar to planets in our solar system
Read article: Treasure trove of gas giants on wide orbits could provide insight into our own solar system
Layered clays called ophiolites trap carbon efficiently and may still be cooling the planet today
Read article: Weathering and ocean burial of rocks could have triggered Earth’s ice ages
