Planetary science Research update Life on Earth-like exoplanets could be protected by strong magnetic fields Powerful laser simulates interiors of super-Earths Read article: Life on Earth-like exoplanets could be protected by strong magnetic fields
Planetary science Podcasts Exploring Pluto’s changing atmosphere by chasing its shadow on Earth In this podcast we meet two siblings who have devoted their careers to studying the dwarf planet Read article: Exploring Pluto’s changing atmosphere by chasing its shadow on Earth
Planetary science Blog Winter wonder worlds: an exploration of other planets’ seasons Astrophysicist and comic artist Eleanor Spring takes a tour through some of the seasonal extremities experienced on exoplanets Read article: Winter wonder worlds: an exploration of other planets’ seasons
Telescopes and space missions Blog The ten-billion-dollar gamble: Why the JWST’s delays were a boon for exoplanet science Exoplanets weren’t really a thing when the James Webb Space Telescope was on the drawing boards in the mid-1990s. Now they’re an integral part of its mission, explains Keith Cooper Read article: The ten-billion-dollar gamble: Why the JWST’s delays were a boon for exoplanet science
States of matter Research update Superionic ice phases could explain unusual magnetic fields around Uranus and Neptune New work sheds fresh light on conductive types of ice that form at high temperatures and pressures Read article: Superionic ice phases could explain unusual magnetic fields around Uranus and Neptune
Planetary science Research update Elements may have been forged on Earth, as well as in space New research describes fusion mechanisms that could take place inside the "Earth factory" Read article: Elements may have been forged on Earth, as well as in space
Planetary science Research update Compositions of exoplanets and their stars have a surprising relationship, study reveals Study highlights the difference between super Earths and super Mercuries Read article: Compositions of exoplanets and their stars have a surprising relationship, study reveals
Planetary science Research update Quantum imaging techniques could help find exoplanets Hypothesis testing methods improve direct imaging Read article: Quantum imaging techniques could help find exoplanets
Planetary science Research update Inferno-like exoplanet has ionized calcium in its atmosphere WASP-76b is much hotter or windier than previously thought Read article: Inferno-like exoplanet has ionized calcium in its atmosphere
Planetary science Research update Simulations offer observational test for Planet Nine hypothesis Searching for certain Trans-Neptunian Objects could shed light on whether a planet lurks beyond Neptune Read article: Simulations offer observational test for Planet Nine hypothesis
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