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
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Early Earth’s magnetic field strength was similar to today’s
Relatively strong field may have protected life forms 3.7 billion years ago
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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
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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
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Ancient lull in Earth’s magnetic field may have allowed large animals to evolve
Period of ultra-weak field nearly 600 million years ago could have contributed to increase in oxygen levels that favoured complex life
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Venus is losing water much faster than previously thought, study suggests
Planet may once have had oceans like Earth
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What lies beneath: unearthing the secret interior lives of planets
Ian Randall reviews What’s Hidden Inside Planets? by Sabine Stanley
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Planet-gobbling stars are more common than we thought
Spectral analysis of stellar “twins” also suggests a significant fraction of planetary systems may be unstable
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Space weather phenomenon observed in the lab for the first time
Magnetosphere events known as whistler mode chorus emissions can now be produced in a controlled environment
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Water observed on asteroids for the first time
Detection by SOFIA mission backs wandering planets models
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