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Planet Formation

Collisional Processes Protoplanets Planetary Atmospheres Planetesimals Atmospheric Chemistry

JWST spots silicon monoxide and methane in WASP-121b’s atmosphere, revealing its icy origins

Super-stellar carbon-to-oxygen ratios indicate the planet formed in a cold region of its protoplanetary disk before spiraling inward.

James Webb Telescope Unveils Clear Atmosphere of Hot Sub-Neptune TOI-421 b

NASA Engineers Address Pressure Drop in Psyche Spacecraft Thrusters