Planetary Science

Space Uranus’s extreme radiation belts linked to ancient solar wind event

New research suggests Uranus’s intense radiation belts may have formed during a powerful solar wind storm, not from unknown physics.

Space Titan’s interior is slushy ice, not a hidden ocean, Cassini data finds Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers spot closest giant planet orbiting binary stars ever observed Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Earth’s lower mantle trapped far more early water than previously thought Joseph Shavit

Space TRAPPIST-1’s solar flares could reshape the search for habitable planets Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers reveal how passing stars and exploding giants shaped our early solar system Joseph Shavit

Space Time moves faster on Mars than on Earth, study finds Joseph Shavit

Space Scientists discover 16 giant river networks on ancient Mars where life could have thrived Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Mysterious structures within Earth’s mantle may explain why we exist Mac Oliveau

Space Martian dust storms crackle with ‘mini lightning,’ revealing a hidden electric Mars Joseph Shavit

Space Many small moons in our solar system have boiling oceans hidden beneath their ice Joseph Shavit

Space NASA orbiter data challenges the idea that liquid water exists on Mars Joseph Shavit

Space Scientists reveal Theia’s origins before it struck early Earth and formed the Moon Joseph Shavit

Space Chang’e-6 samples show ancient lunar impacts left rust on the Moon Joshua Shavit

Space Massive stellar explosion reshapes what we know about planetary safety and stability Joseph Shavit

Space Underground water in Martian dunes points to hidden habitable zones Joseph Shavit

Space Saturn’s icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life Joshua Shavit