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JWST Finds Metal-Poor Atmosphere on Giant Planet Around a Small Red Dwarf

A peer-reviewed JWST study points to a metal-poor sky over a heavy-element-rich interior, prompting a rethink of how giants form around red dwarfs.

JPL Study Maps Propulsion Paths to Reach the Solar Gravitational Lens in Decades

ALMA’s ARKS Survey Delivers Sharpest-Ever Map of 24 ExoKuiper Belts

SpaceX Debuts 'Twilight' Rideshare, Deploys About 40 Smallsats to Dusk–Dawn Orbit

NASA’s Pandora Set for Jan. 11 Launch to Clarify Exoplanet Atmospheres

First All-Sky Census of Nearby K Dwarfs Flags 529 Prime Targets for Earth-Like Planet Searches

Astronomers Make First Direct Mass Measurement of a Rogue Planet

JWST Reveals Pulsar-Orbiting ‘Lemon’ Planet With Helium–Carbon Atmosphere

Hubble Spots Second Transient Light Near Fomalhaut as First Fades From View

Webb Finds Helium–Carbon Atmosphere on First Hot Jupiter Known Around a Pulsar

Webb Data Point to Thick Atmosphere on Ultra‑Hot Super‑Earth TOI‑561 b

Early JWST Campaign Finds Stellar Noise Hindering TRAPPIST-1e Atmosphere Test

SPHERE Survey Delivers 51 Resolved Debris Disks, Revealing Planet-Shaped Rings and Prime Follow-Up Targets

GRAVITY+ Laser Guide Stars Open Southern Sky for VLTI After First Tests

TOI-2267 Becomes First Binary With Planets Transiting Each Star

JWST Finds Phosphine on Ancient Brown Dwarf, Matching Model Predictions

Free-Floating Planet Registers Record Growth Burst Spotted by ESO’s VLT

Hubble Spots White Dwarf Devouring Icy, Nitrogen-Rich Exo‑Pluto Fragment

New Rectangular Space Telescope Concept Targets Earth-Like Planets Within 30 Light-Years

StarryStarryProcess Maps Star Spots From TESS and Kepler to Clarify Exoplanet Signals