Read article: Rare form of diamond exists independently in meteorites
Rare form of diamond exists independently in meteorites
Study suggests that lonsdaleite could be made in the lab
Read article: Rare form of diamond exists independently in meteorites
Read article: Giant ‘BEASTie’ planets may have been stolen from their parent stars
Giant ‘BEASTie’ planets may have been stolen from their parent stars
Large, hot stars are involved in planetary heists, say astronomers
Read article: ‘Diamond rain’ on Uranus and Neptune is simulated by firing a laser at plastic
‘Diamond rain’ on Uranus and Neptune is simulated by firing a laser at plastic
New technique could lead to a better way to make nanodiamonds
Read article: Earth’s crust grew faster when our planet passed through the Milky Way’s spiral arms, study suggests
Earth’s crust grew faster when our planet passed through the Milky Way’s spiral arms, study suggests
Radioactive decay studies reveal galactic correlation
Read article: Underwater ‘snow’ could be growing on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Underwater ‘snow’ could be growing on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Study of Antarctic ice could inform missions to explore Europa’s icy ocean
Read article: Martian meteorite analysis overturns planet formation theory
Martian meteorite analysis overturns planet formation theory
Mars may have accreted chondrite volatile elements before nebular gases, say researchers
Read article: Astronomers watch ‘lingering death’ of comet as it passes near the Sun
Astronomers watch ‘lingering death’ of comet as it passes near the Sun
Comet changed colours in unexpected ways at its perihelion
Read article: Asteroid sample offers clues to the origins of our solar system
Asteroid sample offers clues to the origins of our solar system
Analysis of material returned from the Hayabusa2 mission lends support to theories of how the Sun and other bodies formed
Read article: Simulations show that asteroid impacts would destroy evidence for relic shorelines on Mars
Simulations show that asteroid impacts would destroy evidence for relic shorelines on Mars
The existence of ‘shorelines’ on Mars has been a central plank in the argument that oceans once graced the Red Planet
Read article: Summertime on Neptune is cooler than expected
Summertime on Neptune is cooler than expected
New analyses reveal significant and unexpected temperature changes on the ice giant
