Telescopes and space missions Research update Earth’s ‘second moon’ target of proposed mission Researcher draws up an economical scheme to reach the asteroid Cruithne Read article: Earth’s ‘second moon’ target of proposed mission
Planetary science Research update Radio waves measure atmospheric temperature changes Method could be used to monitor climate change in the long run Read article: Radio waves measure atmospheric temperature changes
Telescopes and space missions Research update Van Allen electrons are accelerated from within Telltale sign of local interactions detected by NASA probe Read article: Van Allen electrons are accelerated from within
Earth sciences Blog Carbon map of Panama leads the way High-resolution map could help to protect forests in developing countries
Telescopes and space missions Research update Steady leak in the Earth’s plasmasphere found Mechanism contributes to loss of material from atmosphere Read article: Steady leak in the Earth’s plasmasphere found
Earth sciences Research update Tsunamis could be spotted from magnetic anomalies Deadly waves could be tracked by satellites Read article: Tsunamis could be spotted from magnetic anomalies
Planetary science Research update Simulating lunar craters and the impacts that cause them Results suggest projectile materials may remain on the Moon Read article: Simulating lunar craters and the impacts that cause them
Earth sciences Blog Scientists recreate pressures and temperatures found deep within the Earth Inner/outer core boundary a balmy 6000 °C
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Life among the MERtians What's it like to work on Mars? Stephen J Pyne reviews an anthropologist's account of the team behind the Mars Exploration Rovers Read article: Life among the MERtians
Earth sciences Research update Analysing ash flows from volcanic explosions New model identifies two key effects for ash aggregation Read article: Analysing ash flows from volcanic explosions