Dynamics and Observational Implication of Close-in Exoplanet
With more than five thousand exoplanets discovered, it unveiled significantly diverse orbital configurations, contrasting with those in our Solar Systems and confronting classical understanding of planet formation.
Influence of Magnetic Field Line Draping on Charged Particle Irradiation of Europa’s Surface Ice
Europa, the smallest of the Galilean moons of Jupiter, orbits within its parent planet's inner magnetosphere. When the Galileo spacecraft visited Europa in the late 1990s, its magnetometer measured signatures consistent with a secondary magnetic field centered at the moon. It was found that such an induced field could only be generated by a highly-conducting, liquid water layer locked beneath the moon's icy crust.
Last Glacial Maximum Oxygen and Preformed Phosphate Reconstructions and its Linkage to Atmospheric CO2 Drawdown and Ocean Circulation
During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), atmospheric CO2 was significantly lower than the pre-industrial, potentially due to an increase i