A mineral common throughout the solar system nudges a reaction that produces sugar molecules from formaldehyde.
Space & Planets
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Japan’s SLIM Spacecraft Lands on the Moon
The mission hopes to advance space exploration using a lightweight lander and a high-precision landing system.
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Tales and Textiles Can Communicate the Science of Planets
Artists are working with a scientist and a writer to boost public understanding of the science of planetary interiors.
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Scientists Investigate How Heat Rises Through Europa’s Ocean
A new study examines how heat may be transferred from the mantle, through the ocean, and into the icy crust of one of Jupiter’s moons—perhaps among the most promising places in our solar system to search for life.
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A Wider and Deeper View of Jupiter’s Jets
The mid-latitude jets on Jupiter are driven by turbulence that arises, in part, from deep cells, consistent with Juno microwave and gravity observations.
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Did a Cosmic Explosion Make the Ionosphere Dance?
Researchers have linked a 2022 gamma ray burst to a disturbance in the upper atmosphere, but proving the connection highlights the problems with this kind of measurement.
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Mapping the Moon to Shield Astronauts from Radiation
Scientists are charting landing spots that offer future lunar astronauts protection from the Sun and deep space.
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Iron Snow Ebb and Flow May Cause Magnetic Fields to Come and Go
Lab experiments find that iron crystals in planetary cores may form in bursts, causing periodic dynamos.
