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Expansive flat landscape marked by large flat stones.
Posted inNews

Cosmological Tool Helps Archaeologists Map Earthly Tombs

by Richard J. Sima 18 August 202126 October 2021

A new study employs a method originally developed to help map stars and galaxies to describe how ancient tombs are clustered. The research helps archaeologists studying remote or inaccessible sites.

Una ilustración de un artista de Titán como su fuera una portada de libro.
Posted inGeoFIZZ

El universo de Dune inspira la nomenclatura de Titán

by JoAnna Wendel 27 July 202126 January 2022

En todo el sistema solar, la ciencia choca con la ciencia ficción en formas literarias.

This illustration shows an exoplanet orbiting its much brighter star.
Posted inGeoFIZZ

Oddballs of the Exoplanet Realm

by Damond Benningfield 26 July 202125 October 2021

The list of planets in other star systems includes zombies, hot giants, puffballs, and even a few Tatooines. Zowie!

Illustration of a small, mottled, cold exoplanet, with its host star in the background.
Posted inFeatures

Exoplanets in the Shadows

by Damond Benningfield 26 July 202125 October 2021

The bright clutter of individual discoveries can overshadow some fascinating research, from necroplanetology to rogue planets to the intimacy of alphanumeric nomenclature.

Illustration of exoplanet Kepler-1649 c orbiting its host red dwarf star
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The Forecast for Exoplanets is Cloudy but Bright

by Kate Evans 26 July 202126 April 2022

Clouds make climate modeling on Earth difficult. Identifying—and even defining—atmospheric phenomena on other planets is the next big exoplanet challenge.

A graphic in space showing Earth’s magnetic field lines with the sun in the background.
Posted inAGU News

The Wobbly Anomaly and Other Magnetic Weirdness

by Heather Goss 21 December 202030 September 2021

From the connection between Earth’s core and life on the surface, way out to the ends of the solar system, this month’s issue of Eos takes a look at the study of magnetic fields.

An illustration of an astronaut in space holding a compass.
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A Field Guide to the Magnetic Solar System

by Bas den Hond 21 December 20203 November 2021

Not all planets move the needle. But whatever planet you take a magnetic compass to, it’s sure to point out clues to secrets underfoot.

A visualization of Earth and its magnetic field
Posted inFeatures

The Herky-Jerky Weirdness of Earth’s Magnetic Field

by Jenessa Duncombe 21 December 20203 November 2021

Dented, erratic, and wandering, our field is constantly changing its mind.

Grayscale image of Uranus’s moon, Titania
Posted inNews

Do Uranus’s Moons Have Subsurface Oceans?

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 December 20203 November 2021

Scientists tested whether a classic technique could detect subsurface oceans on the moons of Uranus. In this scenario, the planet’s oddball magnetic field offers a big advantage.

Scientists stand in a tend with the ROV
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Beast of the Central Arctic

by Jenessa Duncombe 11 December 202028 July 2022

Feast your eyes on Beast, the first remotely operated vehicle to brave the Arctic for 1 year.

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