German Aerospace Center (DLR)

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As of September 2026: Collaborated on the study

ETH Zurich researchers combined gravity and magnetic measurements from orbiting probes and found a buried, strongly magnetized volcanic complex beneath the Moon's far side. The 4.2-billion-year-old structure, roughly 60 kilometers wide, is the strongest evidence yet that the Moon once generated its own magnetic field.

Updated Sep 26

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As of September 2026: Home institute of lead author Gaku Nishiyama

Mercury is cooling. Cooling makes it shrink, and new research says it has shrunk more than scientists calculated: up to 23 kilometers of diameter lost since the planet formed 4.5 billion years ago, 10 to 30 percent more than prior estimates.

Updated Sep 20