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Warps Drive Disruptions in Planet Formation Through Gravitational Instability in Young Solar Systems
The impact of a warp as it wipes out the spiral structure of a protoplanetary disc. Credit: University of Warwick A new study from the…
Earth’s interior structure and superionic inner core. Credit: IGCAS Earth’s core, the deepest part of our planet, is characterized by extremely high pressure and temperature.…
Infrared image of Saturn showing an aurora at its southern pole, captured by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL/ASI/University of Arizona/University of Leicester Saturn’s high-altitude winds…
To understand how life emerged, scientists investigate the chemistry of carbon and water. In the case of water, they track the various forms, or isotopes,…
Composite image of two different Hubble observations. The aurorae were photographed during a series of Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph far-ultraviolet-light observations taking place as…
“Megaripples” are distinct wind-driven bedforms that occur on the surface of Earth and Mars. Here, megaripples are shown at the bottom of center adjacent to…
This is an artist’s concept of a glow surrounding a drone at Mars during flight. The glow, exaggerated for visibility, might happen if the drone’s…
This is an artist’s Illustration of the mini-Neptune TOI 560.01, located 103 light-years away in the Hydra constellation. The planet, which orbits closely to its…
Artist’s impression of WASP-189b, an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 133112 which is one of the hottest stars known to have a planetary system. Credit:…
Illustration of a “super Neptune,” TOI-674 b, with an atmosphere that, according to a recent study, includes water vapor. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The discovery: Water vapor…
Artist’s rendition of what a planetary system similar to TOI-2337b, TOI-4329b, and TOI- 2669b might look like, where a hot Jupiter-like exoplanet orbits an evolved,…
This image provides a perspective view of a triple crater in the ancient Martian highlands. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin New Curtin University research has confirmed the…
A gas giant exoplanet that orbits a G-type star, which is similar to TOI-2180 b. Credit: NASA A UC Riverside astronomer and a group of…
Planet XO-3b has an internal source of heat, possibly from tidal heating, which is caused by the squeezing of the planet’s interior by the gravity…
A selfie taken by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover on Sol 2291 at the “Rock Hall” drill site, located on Vera Rubin Ridge. Reduced carbon released…
Artist’s impression of planets orbiting a red dwarf. Credit: Mark Garlick Led by the University of BernFounded in 1834, the University of Bern (German: Universität…
An artist’s concept of a “hot Jupiter” extrasolar planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech By combining Hubble Space TelescopeThe Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as Hubble or…
How rare in the galaxy are rocky planets like Earth in similar orbits around Sun-like stars? The question turns out to be surprisingly difficult to…
Protoplanetary disc. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Astronomers have managed to link the properties of the inner planets of our solar system with our cosmic history: with…