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Planetary Sciences Oct 20, 2026

Giant canyon on Mars is still tectonically active today

Scientists at Columbia University and Imperial College London have found that the largest canyon system in the solar system is still active and shaping Mars today, billions of years after it first formed.

Astronomy Oct 20, 2026

The sun may have stripped away meters of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brought material from another planetary system within reach of our telescopes, but reading its chemistry poses a problem. Energetic particles encountered during its journey through space may ...

Space Exploration Oct 20, 2026

Lucy mission marks 5 years of discoveries

On Oct. 16, 2021, NASA's Lucy spacecraft began its journey to the never-before-explored Jupiter Trojan asteroids with an early morning launch. Now less than a year away from the first-ever close-up of a Trojan, the Southwest ...

Space Exploration Oct 20, 2026

Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples

A Japanese spacecraft rocketed toward Mars on Tuesday on a quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples.

Planetary Sciences Oct 19, 2026

Planetary 'twins' Uranus and Neptune may have different origin stories

By indirectly probing the depths of Uranus and Neptune's atmospheres, an international team of scientists has revealed a significant contrast in their chemical composition. Neptune appears to be more enriched in oxygen than ...

Planetary Sciences Oct 19, 2026

Who speaks for Mars? Scientists call for ethical debate before terraforming begins

Transforming Mars into a more Earth-like world could irreversibly destroy scientific evidence about the planet's history and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. In an opinion article published in Eos, a team of Dutch, ...

Planetary Sciences Oct 19, 2026

Enigmatic Mercury will remain a puzzle until someone sends a lander

Mercury remains one of our solar system's most elusive and difficult planets to study. It's easier to send probes to the icy moons of Saturn or Jupiter, or even to Pluto, than to land on our innermost planet, Mercury.

Environment Oct 16, 2026

Putting wood security on the global agenda: Researchers outline 20 core challenges

A study led by the Centre for Global Wood Security formally defines the concept of global wood security and identifies the 20 greatest challenges to wood security in the 21st century.

Environment Oct 15, 2026

Q&A: Expanding climate models to better capture the complexities of public health

About a decade ago, a group of climate scientists described five scenarios for the future. Called the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs), these scenarios suggest how socioeconomic development could evolve in worlds with ...

Astronomy Oct 14, 2026

Green, pink and purple: Astronomers reveal the surprising true colors of white dwarf stars

University of Warwick astronomers have shown that white dwarf stars can glow in a range of colors, including the first star ever found that would appear green to the human eye.

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