In Venusian Skies
Venus’s clouds, rich in sulphuric acid and iron minerals, significantly influence its atmosphere and weather patterns.
Space
Musical Measurements of the Spheres
Astronomers have used asteroseismology, the analysis of star vibrations, to precisely determine the distances of stars from Earth.
Footprints on the Moon
Humans, having made a significant impact on Earth, now mark the Moon, potentially starting a new era, the ‘Lunar Anthropocene’.
Twilight Galaxies
Discoveries of distant infrared galaxies challenge our understanding of the universe’s formation and evolution.
Distilling a Galaxy
Supermassive black hole at the centre of a galaxy can have a direct impact on the galaxy’s chemical distribution.
The Storms of Saturn
Giant storms periodically engulf Saturn, causing long-lasting atmospheric effects that fundamentally reshape the planet’s weather and composition.
Forecasting Day Length
There has been a key breakthrough in the quest to accurately predict fluctuations in the rotation of the Earth and so the length of the day.
Ancient Life Off Earth
Using light-capturing proteins in living microbes, scientists have reconstructed what life was like for some of Earth’s earliest organisms. These efforts could help us recognise signs of life on other planets, whose atmospheres may more closely resemble our pre-oxygen planet.
Supernovae in the Stones
The Hypatia stone is a small stone that was found in the Great Sand Sea in south-western Egypt in 1996. Researchers have now used chemical analysis to show that this stone likely came from a Type Ia supernovae explosion, one of the most energetic events in the Universe.
Colours of Distant Life
This poem is inspired by recent research, which has created a colour catalogue to help find life on distant, frozen worlds.