Physicists at St Petersburg University have studied planetary waves and discovered that they can generate disturbances in the stratosphere causing extreme warming and cooling in the Arctic and ...

Sometimes planetary physics is like being in a snowball fight. Most people, if handed an already-formed snowball, can use their experience and the feel of the ball to guess what kind of snow it is ...

Thomas White is an associate professor in the Department of Physics, and he’s interested in learning about what’s on the inside of planets and the states of matter it exists in. “The easiest question ...

Diamonds are ubiquitous in the Universe. Tiny diamonds (nanodiamonds) that contain up to 2000 carbon atoms, are abundant in meteorites, while some are formed in stars even before the Solar System ...

New study reveals that Europa's ice shell is at least 20 kilometers thick. Sometimes planetary physics is like being in a snowball fight. Most people, if handed an already-formed snowball, can use ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Sometimes planetary physics is like being in a snowball fight. Most people, if handed an already-formed snowball, can use their experience and the feel of the ball to guess what ...