Tiny planets full of diamonds have been created in the lab
18 July 2018
Carbon-rich planets laced with diamond may orbit distant stars, and now we’ve many miniature versions of them by crushing and heating chemical powders
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We’ve found 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter – and one is probably doomed
17 July 2018
A new haul of moons brings Jupiter’s total to 79. Nine of the newly discovered satellites are orbiting the wrong way, and could obliterate one of their companions
Tiny sensors in your phone could be made from recycled wood
13 July 2018
Minuscule machines that act as sensors in smartphones and other devices can be made from crystals extracted from discarded wood instead of silicon
Violent black holes spit neutrinos at Earth and we finally caught one
12 July 2018
For the first time, we have traced a high-energy neutrino back to its origin - a black hole 4 billion light years away - and solved an old cosmic mystery
Tornadoes on the sun could blast hot plasma towards Earth
11 July 2018
Huge tornadoes erupting with magnetic energy on the sun may result in plasma shooting towards Earth, which can interfere with communications and electrical grids
