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Chemical Composition

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Study Finds Enceladus’ Heat Loss Matches Tidal Input, Indicating a Long-Lived Ocean

Cassini infrared reanalysis reveals previously unseen north‑polar heat flow, yielding the first observational tally of Enceladus’s energy loss.

Webb Makes First Direct Chemical Reading of a Moon-Forming Disk Around CT Cha b

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