Impact direction clarified: Modeling shows the South Pole–Aitken basin likely formed from a north-to-south collision, explaining its taper and crustal asymmetry. Mantle access possible: Ejecta ...

There's so little we know about circumbinary planets—planets that orbit two stars instead of one—that they can feel like the stuff of fantasy. And for good reason: to date, we've only confirmed the ...

An international team of researchers' analysis of minerals from the Pilbara region of Western Australia has given new insight ...

Mystery solved: Researchers have determined that Venus’ giant atmospheric wave is caused by a massive hydraulic jump, the largest known in the solar system. How it works: Abrupt slowing of ...