D. D. Dzhappuev et al 2021 ApJL 916 L22
A gamma-ray flare has been found in coincidence with the recent neutrino detection from the Cygnus Cocoon, providing the first evidence for the joint production of high-energy neutrinos and gamma-rays in a galactic source.
T. A. Cassidy et al 2021 Planet. Sci. J. 2 175
Observations reveal sudden brightening of the emission from Mercury’s tenuous, extended atmosphere, caused by the breakup of meteoroids 10-20 cm in diameter.
Zachary R. Morse et al 2021 Planet. Sci. J. 2 167
High-resolution images of the Moon’s surface from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter aid in the planning of a proposed rover mission to Schrödinger basin in order to study lunar chronology, volcanism, and impact cratering.
Brian A. Keeney et al 2021 Planet. Sci. J. 2 164
The first far-ultraviolet surface reflectance measurements of Pluto’s moon, Charon, reveal spectral features of water ice, making it the first Kuiper Belt object for which water ice has been detected at these wavelengths.
Richard A. Mathies et al 2021 Planet. Sci. J. 2 163
Analysis of a first-of-its-kind laboratory experiment suggests that a spacecraft flying through the ice plumes of Enceladus should be able to capture enough ice particles to detect biosignatures, if present.
Edward Ashton et al 2021 Planet. Sci. J. 2 158
Observations of 120 objects in eccentric, inclined orbits around Saturn suggest that one or more collisions occurred a few hundred million years ago among Saturn’s population of retrograde-orbiting moons.