Moonquakes and landslides make the lunar south pole unstable
Potential landing sites for NASA’s crewed Artemis mission III identified as especially vulnerable
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Read article: Moonquakes and landslides make the lunar south pole unstable
Advanced electron microscope finds UK meteorite fall contains life’s chemical precursors
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
Treasure trove of gas giants on wide orbits could provide insight into our own solar system
Data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite reveal a valuable collection of exoplanet candidates with temperatures similar to planets in our solar system
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Weathering and ocean burial of rocks could have triggered Earth’s ice ages
Layered clays called ophiolites trap carbon efficiently and may still be cooling the planet today
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Six planet system is perfectly tuned
Harmonious mini-Neptunes have remained undisturbed for a billion years
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Seismic waves reveal complexities in Mars’ mantle
Studies shed light on orbit of Martian moon and origins of the red planet
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Pairs of rogue planets found wandering in the Orion Nebula
New observations by the James Webb Space Telescope throw up a planetary puzzle
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Scanning the seabed with lasers could inform the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
We also chat with an antimatter expert in this podcast
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Evidence emerges for a carbon-rich ocean on Europa
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) offers tantalizing glimpses beneath the surface of this icy Jovian moon
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Estimates of water ice on the Moon get a ‘dramatic’ downgrade
The lunar surface contains much less ice than was previously expected, though deposits are widespread
Read article: Estimates of water ice on the Moon get a ‘dramatic’ downgrade
