Space & Planets

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Can Microorganisms Thrive in Earth’s Atmosphere, or Do They Simply Survive There?

Nearly 94 Million Boulders Mapped on the Moon Using Deep Learning

Exoplanet Triggers Stellar Flares and Hastens Its Demise

A Solar Wind Squeeze May Have Strengthened Jovian Aurorae

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planetary rings

Planetary atmospheres

Scientists Spot Sputtering on Mars

First 3D Map of Exoplanet Weather Reveals Superfast Jet

Three Ways to Track Venusquakes, from Balloons to Satellites

The Explosive Origins of Titan’s Rampart Craters

“[P]lanets are everywhere. Even if we can’t see them directly, we see their signposts in those disks.”
Steve Ertel, Dusty Belts Provide Clearer Insights into Exoplanet Formation

SPACE & PLANETS ARCHIVE

What Goes Up Must Come Down: Movement of Water in Europa’s Crust

Using Earth’s glaciers as an analog, a new study explores the possibility of downward propagation of fractures and melt in Europa’s icy crust.

by Kelsi Singer

Tanya Harrison: Roving on Mars

This planetary geologist has worked on nearly every Mars rover while connecting government, universities, the private sector, and the public.

by Matthew R. Francis

Alex Teachey: Elevating Astronomy with the Arts

This actor-turned-astronomer found success researching exomoons. Now he’s ready for another career change.

by J. Besl

JGR: Space Physics Launches New Instrumentation Article Type

JGR: Space Physics welcomes new and original developments in instrumentation including novel experimental methodologies that are relevant to space physics.

by Michael Balikhin, Natalia Ganjushkina, Viviane Pierrard, Paul Song, Jean-Pierre St-Maurice and Qiugang Zong

Why Subsequent ICMEs are More Geoeffective

A new study demonstrates how an interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) clears the path for following transients and explains why subsequent ICMEs are more geoeffective.

by Michael Balikhin

NASA Employees Speak Against Cuts in Open Letter

Nearly 300 current and former NASA employees have signed an open letter expressing concern that budget cuts to the agency will jeopardize safety, basic research, national security, and the nation’s economic health.

by Grace van Deelen

This Exoplanet May Have Grown Stranger as It Journeyed Starward

WASP-121b, an already unusual planet, might have a remote origin that explains some of its peculiar properties—from iron rain to the unexpected presence of methane.

by Jonathan O’Callaghan

2,145 Senior-Level Staff to Leave NASA

At least 2,145 high-level NASA employees are set to leave as the agency faces high pressure from the Trump administration to reduce its staff.

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier

A New Satellite Material Comes Out of the Woodwork

With lessons learned from their first attempt, Kyoto University scientists hope a second CubeSat made of magnolia will spark an age of wooden spacecraft.