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Earth as a Model for Rocky Exoplanets
February 25, 2022
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High-pressure phase transitions and melt structure of Pb O2: An analog for silica
February 25, 2022
Kalkan, B., B.K. Godwal, J. Yan, R. Jeanloz (2022). High-pressure phase transitions and melt structure of Pb O2: An analog for silica, 105, 064111. Phys. Rev. B. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.064111
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Nature of the bonded-to-atomic transition in liquid silica to TPa pressures
February 18, 2022
Zhang, S., M. A. Morales, R. Jeanloz, M. Millot, S. X. Hu & E. Zurek (2022). Nature of the bonded-to-atomic transition in liquid silica to TPa pressures, 131, 071101. Journal…
IN THE NEWS
Can a planet have a mind of its own?
February 16, 2022
February 16, 2022
Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank discusses why cognitive activity operating on a planetary scale is necessary to tackle global issues such as climate change. READ MORE
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Large planets may not form fractionally large moons
February 1, 2022
Nakajima, M., H. Genda, E. Asphaug & S. Ida (2022). Large planets may not form fractionally large moons. Nature Communications, 13, 568. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28063-8
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The phase diagrams of beryllium and magnesium oxide at megabar pressures
February 1, 2022
Wu, J., F. Gonzalez-Cataldo, F. Soubiran & B. Militzer (2022). The phase diagrams of beryllium and magnesium oxide at megabar pressures. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 34(14), 144003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ac4b2a
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Moons may yield clues to what makes planets habitable
February 1, 2022
February 1, 2022
In the search for Earth-like planets, University of Rochester scientist Miki Nakajima turns to computer simulations of moon formations. READ MORE
VIDEO
“How to find a planet you can’t see”
January 27, 2022
January 27, 2022
Tiny wobbles and faint twinkles that have led astronomers to nearly 5,000 new worlds. WATCH ON YOUTUBE
VIDEO
“What we found when we went looking for another Earth”
January 24, 2022
January 24, 2022
In the last few years, scientists have discovered thousands of exoplanets - and a lot of them are surprisingly weird. WATCH ON YOUTUBE
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Dynamic compression of water to conditions in ice giant interiors
January 13, 2022
Gleason, A. E., D. R. Rittman, C. A. Bolme, E. Galtier, H. J. Lee, E. Granados, S. Ali, A. Lazicki, D. Swift, P. Celliers, B. Militzer, S. Stanley, W.L. Mao…
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Measuring the melting curve of iron at super-Earth core conditions
January 13, 2022
Kraus, R. G., R. J. Hemley, S. J. Ali, J. L. Belof, L. X. Benedict, J. Bernier, D. Braun, R. E. Cohen, G. W. Collins, F. Coppari, M. P. Desjarlais,…
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Scale interactions and anisotropy in Rayleigh–Taylor turbulence
January 10, 2022
Zhao, D., R. Betti, R. & H. Aluie (2022). Scale interactions and anisotropy in Rayleigh–Taylor turbulence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 930, A29. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.902