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planetary evolution

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Did Magma Oceans Evolve on Early Earth and Mars?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 10 October 202410 October 2024

New insights into the early timelines of rocky planets are emerging, thanks to clues from iron chemistry and primordial atmospheres.

月球表面的机器人着陆器
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嫦娥六号首次从月球背面采集样本并返回

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 1 October 20241 October 2024

这些样本可能为月球的形成和历史提供新的地质见解。

First quarter Moon. Long shadows are visible near the boundary between day and night.
Posted inNews

The Origin of the Moon’s Thin Atmosphere Might Be Tiny Impacts

by Jonathan O’Callaghan 17 September 202417 September 2024

Minuscule meteoroids slamming into the lunar surface could be kicking up most of the atoms that make up the lunar exosphere.

A strong flare explodes from a red-orange star.
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Small Stars Produce Mighty UV Flares

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 6 September 20246 September 2024

Stronger-than-expected ultraviolet flares could either provide exoplanets the sparks of life or prevent them from having life at all.

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A Binary Asteroid System Gets Its Geological Close-Up

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 29 August 202429 August 2024

Researchers are learning more about the geology and evolution of the binary asteroid system Didymos from high-resolution imagery collected by the Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission.

An illustration of seven small planets in front of a red-orange star.
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Anemic Stars Don’t Host Super-Earths

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 27 August 202427 August 2024

Planetary systems need the right stuff to make planets, and some stars just don’t have it.

A sand-filled gully carves through layers of rocks on Mars
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Curiosity Digs Up Evidence of a Cold, Wet Martian Past

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 21 August 202421 August 2024

Amorphous materials, which are rarely studied on Earth, yield insights into the history of Gale Crater and the early Martian environment.

A computer simulation on a repeat loop where the viewer approaches a circular pit on the Moon, descends vertically, and then levels out to see an underground cave.
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Lunar Lava Tube Revealed Beneath Collapsed Pit

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 2 August 20242 August 2024

The Sea of Tranquility is home to at least one lunar lava tube, which could preserve a pristine and unweathered record of lunar volcanism.

Rocas grises bandeadas entre pasto verde y pequeñas flores blancas
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Sedimentos radiactivos podrían haber construido los cratones de la Tierra

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 2 August 20242 August 2024

La meteorización de los primeros continentes podría haber puesto en marcha la formación de cratones, las raíces inmutables de los continentes.

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Smells Like an Exoplanet

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 1 August 20245 August 2024

Hydrogen sulfide, spotted in the atmosphere of the exoplanet HD 189733 b, helps constrain how the planet formed.

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