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Visualization of a methane plume in Mars’ atmosphere during the northern summer season as retrieved from NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
Posted inEditors' Vox

The Mystery of Methane on Mars Thickens

by Germán Martinez, Anni Määttänen and David Baratoux 15 February 20223 January 2023

Two recently published papers zoom in on the mystery source of methane in the Martian atmosphere.

The 9-kilometer-tall volcano Maat Mons, shown here with an exaggerated vertical scale, may be relatively young.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

¿Es Venus volcánicamente activo? Nuevo enfoque podría proporcionar una respuesta

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 February 20228 February 2022

Una estrategia que combina la cartografía geológica con datos sobre cómo la superficie del planeta emite y absorbe la radiación de microondas podría potencialmente identificar flujos de lava recientes.

Sputnik Planitia, which features nitrogen ice plains on Pluto
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Clues to Pluto’s History Lie in Its Faults

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 31 January 20221 February 2022

Studying geological features on Pluto’s surface can illuminate the ancient history of how the dwarf planet formed.

Plot showing variations of electrical conductivity with depth in the Moon at global scale compared with the profile underneath the Apollo 14 landing site and the results of a previous study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

A Better Look at the Moon’s Middle Mantle

by Laurent G. J. Montési 8 November 20218 November 2021

A new analysis strategy sheds new light on the electrical conductivity of the lunar mantle between 300 and 900 km depth.

Location of the buried peak ring of the Chicxulub crater and inferred pool impact melt reported on a Bouguer gravity anomaly map.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Shining a Spotlight on the Chicxulub Impact Crater

by Laurent G. J. Montési 12 October 202122 August 2023

A new seismic survey of the Chicxulub impact crater reveals the structure of its peak ring and the sediments that cover it.

The 9-kilometer-tall volcano Maat Mons, shown here with an exaggerated vertical scale, may be relatively young.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Is Venus Volcanically Active? New Approach Could Provide an Answer

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 15 September 20218 February 2022

A strategy that combines geologic mapping with data on how the planet’s surface emits and absorbs microwave radiation could potentially identify recent lava flows.

Mole configuration during the heating experiment after scraping soil into the mole pit.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Not So Hot Under the Collar

by Germán Martinez and B. J. Thomson 27 August 202110 March 2022

Thermal properties of Martian soil as measured by the InSight lander.

‘Oumuamua已经在星际空间中游荡了数百万年
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‘Oumuamua可能是类冥王星系外行星的冰碎片

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 28 June 202121 February 2023

研究人员认为氮冰是最可能构成这一神秘星际物体的物质。

A new population of highly energetic ions has been discovered at midlatitudes within the inner edge of Jupiter’s relativistic electron belt.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Juno Detects Jupiter’s Highest-Energy Ions

by Morgan Rehnberg 17 June 202127 January 2022

Trapped ions discovered at midlatitudes can have energies exceeding 100 megaelectron volts per nucleon. Their detection adds to our understanding of the powerful radiation environment around Jupiter.

‘Oumuamua has tumbled through interstellar space for millions of years.
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‘Oumuamua May Be an Icy Fragment of a Pluto-Like Exoplanet

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 19 May 202121 February 2023

Researchers favor nitrogen ice as the most likely material for the mysterious interstellar object’s composition.

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