The search for exoplanets includes the promise to eventually find and identify habitable
worlds. The thousands of known exoplanets and planet candidates are extremely diverse in …

The Moon is generally depleted in volatile elements and this depletion extends to the
surface where the most abundant mineral, anorthite, features< 6 ppm H 2 O. Presumably the …

The past two decades of lunar exploration have seen the detection of substantial quantities
of water on the Moon's surface. It has been proposed that a hydrated layer exists at depth in …

Although sunlight-driven water splitting is a promising route to sustainable hydrogen fuel
production, widespread implementation is hampered by the expense of the necessary …

Identifying the source of Earth's water is central to understanding the origins of life-fostering
environments and to assessing the prevalence of such environments in space. Water …

The surface elemental composition of dwarf planet Ceres constrains its regolith ice content,
aqueous alteration processes, and interior evolution. Using nuclear spectroscopy data …

Permanently shadowed regions near the poles of Mercury and the Moon may cold-trap
water ice for geologic time periods. In past studies, thick ice deposits have been detected on …

The inner edge of the classical habitable zone is often defined by the critical flux needed to
trigger the runaway greenhouse instability. This 1D notion of a critical flux, however, may not …

Accurate nuclear data provide an essential foundation for advances in a wide range of
fields, including nuclear energy, nuclear safety and security, safeguards, nuclear medicine …

Human exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) through rice consumption is raising health
concerns. It has long been recognized that MeHg found in rice grain predominately …