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James Webb Telescope Confirms Crystalline Water Ice in Young Star System

The discovery in HD 181327’s debris disk provides new insights into icy materials' role in planet formation and volatile delivery.

NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Begins Historic Full-Sky Infrared Survey

Study Reveals Why Carbon-Rich Meteorites Rarely Reach Earth

NASA's SWOT Satellite Redefines Ocean Floor Mapping with Unprecedented Detail

Stanford Researchers Propose Microlightning as Key to Life’s Origins

World’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia

Water Found to Have Existed 100–200 Million Years After the Big Bang

NASA Launches SPHEREx Telescope to Map Universe's Origins

NASA's Asteroid Sample Reveals Building Blocks of Life and Ancient Water Evidence

Asteroid Bennu Samples Reveal Key Ingredients for Life

NASA's Bennu Sample Reveals Key Ingredients for Life Beyond Earth

Organic Material on Ceres Likely Delivered by Outer Asteroid Belt Impactors