Tag: Planetary Evolution
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Moon Mantle Colder on Far Side: New Lunar Study Shifts Our History
New evidence of a colder far side mantle A Chinese-led team has reported a groundbreaking discovery about the Moon: the mantle beneath the far side is colder than the near side. The finding, published in Nature Geoscience on September 30, comes from meticulous analysis of lunar dust samples retrieved by the Chang’e 6 mission, a…
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JWST Finds Bizarre Planet Baked by Auroras, Far From Any Sun
A Rogue World Illuminated by Auroras A new study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics reports that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has observed a rogue planet — a planetary-mass world drifting in interstellar space, unbound to any star. Far from any solar heat, this world nonetheless shimmers with auroral light across its upper atmosphere.…
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Unveiling the Cosmic Connection: Earth’s Crust and Galactic Arms
The Intersection of Geology and Astrophysics When we envisage the processes that shaped our planet, images of volcanic eruptions, tectonic shifts, and meteoric impacts likely come to mind. However, recent advancements in research suggest that our Earth’s geological narrative may also be interwoven with cosmic events occurring in the Milky Way galaxy. In a groundbreaking…