Astronomers watch ‘lingering death’ of comet as it passes near the Sun
Comet changed colours in unexpected ways at its perihelion
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Asteroid sample offers clues to the origins of our solar system
Analysis of material returned from the Hayabusa2 mission lends support to theories of how the Sun and other bodies formed
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Simulations show that asteroid impacts would destroy evidence for relic shorelines on Mars
The existence of ‘shorelines’ on Mars has been a central plank in the argument that oceans once graced the Red Planet
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Summertime on Neptune is cooler than expected
New analyses reveal significant and unexpected temperature changes on the ice giant
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Electron rain is driven to Earth by whistler waves, carbon nanotubes encapsulate explosive nitrogen
In this podcast we also chat about hunting meteorites
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Glassy globules found on the Moon
Transparent structures could be an important resource for future lunar expeditions
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Mystery of comet 67P’s abundant oxygen is solved
Oxygen is emitted from two reservoirs in a seasonal pattern
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Liquid metal, ruby and sapphire could rain down on huge exoplanet
“Giant conveyer belt” transports water and metal in atmosphere of hot Jupiter
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Planets in Alpha Centauri could be carbon-rich – if they exist
New modelling predicts the composition, structure and atmosphere of hypothetical nearby worlds
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NASA probe captures optical images of Venus’ surface
Snapshots from the Parker Solar Probe reveal what lies beneath the thick atmosphere of Earth’s fiery twin
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