14 July 2021
Phosphine gas on Venus points to volcanism not life, study says
... Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in northern Chile, the pair say that phosphides, bound in metals such as iron, are finding their way to the surface from deep within Venus’ interior by plume volcanism. Volcanic plumes...
16 August 2021
Saturn's rings help reveal the planet has a "fuzzy" core
.... Scientists are sure that it doesn't but it does have a dense core at its centre made up of metals like iron and nickel surrounded by rocky material and other compounds solidified by intense pressure and heat. Why do scientists...
22 December 2021
Scientists present the first-ever analysis of samples retrieved from Ryugu
... paper, “key distinctive signatures have been identified at a submillimetre scale. In particular, carbonates (a fraction of them enriched in iron) as well as NH-rich compounds have been detected.” The exact nature of the NH-rich compounds the team...
31 December 2021
Space missions to watch out for in 2022
... will fly 450 million kilometres to give scientists a glimpse of our deep past by taking a close look at a rocky-iron body which is thought to resemble the interior of terrestrial planets like our own. On its journey, Psyche will...
