Nature Astronomy, Published online: 14 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41550-023-02133-3 A model investigating the build-up of the atmosphere of Venus shows that it could have originated from a vigorous phase akin to plate tectonics during the first billion years of its evolution.

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 14 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41550-023-02129-z Measurements of Jupiter’s gravity by the Juno mission have established that the winds extend 3,500 kilometres below the surface. Cylindrically oriented zonal flows provide the best match in a new model using

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 14 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41550-023-02160-0 An information-theory-inspired re-analysis of Cassini mass spectrometry data reveals the presence of HCN and partially oxidized organics within the plume of Enceladus. Ongoing redox chemistry may create a habitable environment. ————— Free

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 13 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41550-023-02152-0 A recent survey suggests that reducing the number of meetings and conferences is a viable way to address concerns about the effectiveness of the modern scientific collaboration process, its effects on the

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 13 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41550-023-02163-x The traditional conference format has been with us for more than a century, and yet the contemporary version remains similar in many ways. Can emerging technologies enable conferencing to evolve? The Future

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 07 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41550-023-02148-w A reanalysis of Kepler and Hubble data with Bayesian inference and a photodynamical model shows that the two exomoon candidates around Kepler-1625 b and Kepler-1708 b have a substantially lower probability to