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Published Saturn hasn't always had rings - Saturn's Surprising History: The Discovery of its Rings


In its last days, the Cassini spacecraft looped between Saturn and its rings so that Earth-based rad...
Published Mercury's thin, dense crust - Mercury's Thin, Dense Crust: A Fascinating Mystery Unveiled


A planetary scientist has used careful mathematical calculations to determine the density of Mercury...
Published Mercury's origins traced to rare meteorite - Mercury's Origins Traced to Rare Meteorite


Geologists trace Mercury's origins to weird, rare meteorite, and find planet cooled dramatically sho...
Published Thick lithosphere casts doubt on plate tectonics in Venus's geologically recent past - Thick Lithosphere Casts Doubt on Plate Tectonics in Venus's Geologically Recent Past


A study of a giant impact crater on Venus suggests that its lithosphere was too thick to have had Ea...
Published Ice feature on Saturn's giant moon, TItan - Ice Feature on Saturn's Giant Moon, Titan


Research team finds huge ice feature on Titan while trying to understand where Saturn's largest moon...
Published Mystery orbits in outermost reaches of solar system not caused by 'Planet Nine' - Mystery Orbits in Outermost Reaches of Solar System Not Caused by 'Planet Nine'


The strange orbits of some objects in the farthest reaches of our solar system, hypothesized by some...
Published Curious tilt of the Sun traced to undiscovered planet - Curious Tilt of the Sun Traced to Undiscovered Planet


Planet Nine the undiscovered planet at the edge of the solar system appears to be responsible for th...
Published Neptune's moon Triton fosters rare icy union - Neptune's Moon Triton Fosters Rare Icy Union


Astronomers using the Gemini Observatory explore Neptune's largest moon Triton and observe, for the...
Published 'Warm Ice Age' changed climate cycles - Warm Ice Age Changed Climate Cycles



Approximately 700,000 years ago, a 'warm ice age' permanently changed the climate cycles on Earth. D...
Published Colossal collisions linked to solar system science - Colossal Collisions Linked to Solar System Science



A new study shows a deep connection between some of the largest, most energetic events in the univer...
Published Hubble finds early, massive galaxies running on empty - Hubble Finds Early, Massive Galaxies Running on Empty



When the universe was about 3 billion years old, just 20% of its current age, it experienced the mos...
Published First glimpse of what gravity looks like on cosmological scales - First Glimpse of What Gravity Looks Like on Cosmological Scales


Scientists have reconstructed gravity to find a more robust way of understanding the cosmos. ABSTRAC...
Published Mysterious ripples in the Milky Way were caused by a passing dwarf galaxy - Mysterious Ripples in the Milky Way: A Passing Dwarf Galaxy to Blame



Using data from the Gaia space telescope, a team has shown that large parts of the Milky Way's outer...
Published Earliest geochemical evidence of plate tectonics found in 3.8-billion-year-old crystal - Earliest Geochemical Evidence of Plate Tectonics Found in 3.8-Billion-Year-Old Crystal



Plate tectonics may be unique to Earth and may be an essential characteristic of habitable planets....
Published Hunting for gravitational waves from monster black holes - Hunting for Gravitational Waves from Monster Black Holes


Our universe is a chaotic sea of ripples in space-time called gravitational waves. Astronomers think...
Published Solvent study solves solar cell durability puzzle - Solvent Study Solves Solar Cell Durability Puzzle


The manufacture of high-efficiency solar cells with layers of 2D and 3D perovskites may be simplifie...
Published Dying stars' cocoons might explain fast blue optical transients - Dying Stars' Cocoons Might Explain Fast Blue Optical Transients


Using a newly developed model, astrophysicists present a new theory to explain fast blue optical tra ...
Published Astronomers identify likely location of medium-sized black holes - Astronomers Identify Likely Location of Medium-Sized Black Holes


Intermediate-mass black holes are notoriously hard to find but a new study indicates there may be so...
Published Supermassive black holes inside of dying galaxies detected in early universe - Supermassive Black Holes Inside of Dying Galaxies Detected in Early Universe


An international team of astronomers used a database combining observations from the best telescopes...
Published Supervolcano fed from Earth's mantle caused crustal plates to rotate - Supervolcano fed from Earth's mantle caused crustal plates to rotate


The plates of the Earth's crust perform complicated movements that can be attributed to quite simple...