WashU study helps Martian astronauts prepare for dust
Scott VanBommel led a close-up examination of the dust future astronauts will encounter on Mars.
New simulations shed light on how orbiting matter falls into spinning black holes
A WashU-led study offers new insight into how magnetic fields regulate matter falling toward a black hole and how newly created particles may help sustain jets launched near it
Get by with a little help from (old) friends
At the bottom of the deepest parts of the ocean, tube worms are living their best life thanks to help from their neighboring microbes, which oxidize the sulfide in the surrounding waters and detoxify the environment. The question is, how far back do these “old friends” go?
Rare meteorite links asteroids Bennu and Ryugu to a common ancient parent body
Analysis of a meteorite found in Morocco suggests it may share an ancient parent body with the asteroids Bennu and Ryugu.
The hunt for magnetic interactions between stars and planets
New research by WashU astronomers identifies promising exoplanet systems where magnetic interactions with their host stars may be detectable.
Our solar system is surrounded by weird peanut-shaped objects. Astronomers think they know why
Rocky Shore Erosion Shaped by Multi-Scale Tectonics
Eos
Cracking the ice code: Dougal Hansen's pioneering glaciology research
PUEO's Antarctic flight advances neutrino research
Europa’s quiet seafloor
The Planetary Society
A day in the life of physics graduate student Mary Iskakova
Understanding biomolecular condensates through physics: A conversation with Trevor GrandPre
Amari Herndon-Goodman receives Baines Family Planetary Science Scholarship
Earthquake shakes central Illinois early Tuesday morning
Jupiter’s Moon Europa Is a Top Candidate for Hosting Alien Life. But It May Lack the Geologic Activity Needed to Birth Microbes
Smithsonian Magazine
WashU faculty and students search for a hidden hazard in a tornado’s path
Odd elements in supernova blast might have implications for alien life
NewScientist