Tag: Planetary Sciences

Earth's chorus waves show limited link to rapid electron loss from radiation belts

The Van Allen radiation belts are huge, doughnut-shaped regions of highly energetic…

JWST ruled out finding tiny moons around an exoplanet—that's great news

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has opened many wonders of the…

Masked tectonic structures suggest Mercury contracted 40% more than its visible scars alone indicate

The surface of Mercury is filled with craters, ridges and steep cliffs.…

Scientists melted a diamond and cracked a secret of ice giants

Some of the strangest weather in the solar system doesn't happen on…

Mars Curiosity rover discovers massive field of polygons

The surface of Mars is home to some of the most breathtaking…