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Gas Giant HIP 67522 b Triggers Intense Stellar Flares, Accelerating Its Atmospheric Loss

Ultraviolet, X-ray observations are being scheduled to probe how magnetic flares erode the planet’s atmosphere

James Webb Captures First Direct Image of Saturn-Mass Candidate TWA 7b

James Webb Space Telescope Captures First Exoplanet by Direct Imaging

Soft Bioelectronic Mesh Tracks Embryonic Brain Development

Webb Reveals Silicate Clouds and Moon-Forming Disk in YSES-1 System

Hubble Observations Reveal Unexpected Darkening of Uranus’s Moons

Webb Images One of Coldest Exoplanets in Chaotic Misaligned System

Saturn-Sized Exoplanet Orbits Record-Low Mass Star, Challenging Formation Theories

James Webb Detects Crystalline Water Ice Around Young Sun-Like Star HD181327

JWST Finds Silicate Vapor and Night-Side Methane on Ultra-Hot Jupiter WASP-121b

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

New Dwarf Planet Discovery Challenges Planet Nine Despite 40% Simulated Odds

Scientists Challenge Possible Biosignature Detection on Exoplanet K2-18b

Doubts Deepen Over Potential Biosignature on Exoplanet K2-18b

Biosignature Claims for Exoplanet K2-18b Face Mounting Challenges

Retrograde Planet Confirmed in Tight Binary System with White Dwarf

Webb Telescope Confirms First Extraterrestrial Water Ice in Young Star System

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

New Solar Telescope Instrument Captures Unprecedented Images of Sunspots

Astronomers Confirm Super-Earths Are Common in Distant Orbits Across the Milky Way