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Space & Planetary

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-Mar-2026 11:15 ET (11-Mar-2026 15:15 GMT/UTC)

11-Mar-2026

Oval orbit casts new light on black hole - neutron star mergers

University of Birmingham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Breakthrough discovery provides new clues about how these celestial bodies - that push the known laws of physics to their limits - find each other.

Journal: The Astrophysical Journal Letters

10-Mar-2026

Press program now available for the world's largest physics meeting

American Physical Society
Meeting Announcement

Check out the press program for the American Physical Society’s Global Physics Summit today. The conference will be held in Denver and online everywhere March 15-20.

Meeting: Global Physics Summit 2026

10-Mar-2026

A new model defines an upper limit to planetary radiation belt intensity

University of Helsinki
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Developed from recent observations, the model can be used to study exoplanets.

Journal: Science Advances

9-Mar-2026

Shifting from biotic to abiotic drivers of urban microbial multifunctionality under drought and rehydration

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research paper just published in Science China Life Sciences reveals how microbes and soil properties respond to drought stress and subsequent recovery in the urban green space. Researchers found that while drought significantly altered microbial communities and enhanced multifunctionality, the drivers of the multifunctionality shifted fundamentally during recovery. Regulation transits from biotic factors during drought to soil properties after rehydration. This insight is vital for managing urban ecosystem resilience against climate change.