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Read article: Astronomers capture most detailed images of large, rare metal asteroid Planetary science Research update Astronomers capture most detailed images of large, rare metal asteroid Thermal emissions of asteroid 16 Psyche provide further clues to its composition and origins
Read article: Saturn’s rings oscillate to the tune of its large and ‘messy’ core Planetary science Research update Saturn’s rings oscillate to the tune of its large and ‘messy’ core Cassini mission observes interplay between core and rings of gas giant
Read article: Moon-forming disc is spotted around a giant exoplanet Planetary science Research update Moon-forming disc is spotted around a giant exoplanet Observation could help explain how moons form around gas-giant planets like Jupiter
Read article: NASA craft provides an insight into Mars’ interior Planetary science Research update NASA craft provides an insight into Mars’ interior Insight mission reveals tantalizing details about how Mars may have formed across billions of years
Read article: Vibrations drive X-ray flares in Jupiter’s aurora Planetary science Research update Vibrations drive X-ray flares in Jupiter’s aurora Simultaneous observations by NASA’s Juno and ESA’s XMM Newton satellites shed light on 40-year-old mystery
Read article: Microlensing reveals free-floating planets alone in deep space Planetary science Research update Microlensing reveals free-floating planets alone in deep space Astronomers find evidence for four Earth-sized planets wandering freely through space, unbound to any host star
Read article: Huge Oort Cloud object has been spotted entering the outer solar system Planetary science Research update Huge Oort Cloud object has been spotted entering the outer solar system Comet-like object was revealed in data from the Dark Energy Survey
Read article: Electrons ‘surf’ on Alfvén waves in plasma-chamber experiments Plasma physics Research update Electrons ‘surf’ on Alfvén waves in plasma-chamber experiments Research explains how aurora-creating particles are accelerated
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