Geophysical Research Letters

JWST reveals mysterious new features in Saturn’s atmosphere
The results came as a complete surprise.

Forecasting Space Weather With the Power of X-Ray Vision
A new approach to detect and measure breaches in Earth’s protective magnetic barrier.

AI can predict peak warming of the Earth
The hottest years of this century are likely to shatter recent records.

Earth’s axis tilted nearly 80 centimeters east, study
Earth's pole has drifted toward 64.16°E at a speed of 4.36 cm/yr during 1993–2010.

Uranus’s upper atmosphere has been cooling for decades. Now, scientists have shown why
The team predict Uranus’ upper atmosphere should continue to get colder or reverse the trend.

Cooling power of sea ice is decreasing faster than its area
The Arctic has lost around a quarter of its cooling power since 1980.

Painting roofs white can be more effective at cooling cities
Cool roofs are best at beating cities' heat!

Researchers find Earth and space share the same turbulence
Air turbulence in the Earth’s thermosphere is governed by the same principles as those in the troposphere.

Largest ice shelf in Antarctica moves once or twice a day
Ice stream activity triggers sudden displacement of Ross Ice Shelf.

Most of the Mars craters today could have once been habitable rivers
Curiosity rover finds new evidence of ancient Mars rivers: a key signal for life.

No, you probably wouldn’t see bolts of lightning flashing from Venus’ clouds
Venus may be a (slightly) gentler place than some scientists give it credit for.

For the first time, a solar eruption detected simultaneously on Earth, the Moon, and Mars
Emphasizing the need to prepare human exploration missions for the dangers of space radiation.

Giant swirling waves identified at the edge of Jupiter’s magnetosphere
The waves are an important process for transferring energy and mass from the solar wind.

Tonga’s Hunga eruption produced the highest-altitude lightning flashes ever
The eruption produced 2,600 flashes per minute.

Scientists unveiled global observations of carbon dioxide aurora
Scientists unveiled global observations of aurora associated with carbon dioxide using satellite measurements.

First observation: Scientists discovered a cyclone on the north pole of Uranus
It’s a much more dynamic world than you might think.

Real-time monitoring can help to understand fracture dynamics
Scientists developed a method to visualize fractures in real-time.

Wastewater disposal from oil production caused the most powerful earthquake in Canada
Wastewater injection caused a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Alberta.

New images show the start of a new spoke season at Saturn
We will have longer dedicated time to study Saturn’s spokes this season, say scientists.

Saturn’s smallest moon could support an internal liquid ocean
Saturn’s smallest, innermost moon could generate the right amount of heat to support a liquid internal ocean.

Scientists found evidence of magnetic reconnection between Ganymede and Jupiter
This gives us a very early tantalizing taste of the information we expect to learn from ESA’s JUICE mission.

Tonga eruption sparked massive phytoplankton bloom
After staying relatively inactive since 2014, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted on Jan. 2022. The eruption sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and...

Potential ‘diamond factory’ may have existed at the core-mantle boundary for billions of years
Diamonds and rust at the Earth's core-mantle boundary.

Dynamic proton aurora events observed on Mars
The study presents first definitive evidence for spatially localized “patchy” proton aurora on Mars.

Locations within pits on the Moon harbor comfortable temperatures
The pits or caves would also offer some protection from cosmic rays, solar radiation, and micrometeorites.

Scientists observed another mechanism driving Saturn’s Auroras
The study is based on observations made with the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island.



