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JWST Finds Salt Clouds Veiling the Pink Planet GJ504b

The telescope’s spectrum shows water, methane, carbon dioxide and ammonia beneath chloride or sulfide salt clouds and signals that clouds must be included in models.

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JWST Maps Dawn–Dusk Contrast on Ultra‑Hot Jupiter WASP‑121 b

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Astronomers Infer Magnetic Fields on Seven Ultra‑Hot Jupiters

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Roman Space Telescope Cleared for Shipment as Teams Move Toward September Launch Window

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MAVEN Detects Zwan‑Wolf Effect Operating in Mars’s Ionosphere

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AI Reanalysis of TESS Data Flags About 10,000 New Exoplanet Candidates

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JWST Finds Heavy, Water-Rich Atmosphere on Mini-Neptune in Rare Hot-Jupiter System

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JUICE Releases Best-Yet Image of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as Data Flow Begins

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Curiosity Wraps Six-Month Survey of Mars "Spiderweb" Ridges, Confirms Fractures and Tests for Organics

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Bayesian Study Finds Hidden Nearby Alien Signals Unlikely, Urges Galaxy-Wide SETI Surveys

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4mo ago

Late-Blooming Rocky World, JWST Chemistry Recast Planet Formation

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4mo ago

Young Mars Volcanoes Show Long-Lived, Evolving Magma Systems

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JWST Finds Salt Clouds Veiling the Pink Planet GJ504b

JWST Maps Dawn–Dusk Contrast on Ultra‑Hot Jupiter WASP‑121 b

Astronomers Infer Magnetic Fields on Seven Ultra‑Hot Jupiters

Roman Space Telescope Cleared for Shipment as Teams Move Toward September Launch Window

MAVEN Detects Zwan‑Wolf Effect Operating in Mars’s Ionosphere

AI Reanalysis of TESS Data Flags About 10,000 New Exoplanet Candidates

JWST Finds Heavy, Water-Rich Atmosphere on Mini-Neptune in Rare Hot-Jupiter System

JWST Reveals Dark, Airless Surface on Rocky Exoplanet LHS 3844 b

JWST Spots Water-Ice Clouds on Nearby Jupiter-Like World

Shelf-Like Band on Mars Bolsters Case for Ancient Northern Ocean

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Mars Study Maps Broad Coastal Shelf, Bolstering Case for Ancient Northern Ocean

Cassini Data Show Saturn’s Magnetic Cusp Is Skewed Toward Dusk

Perseverance Radar Reveals Ancient Buried Delta Beneath Jezero Crater

Perseverance Radar Reveals Buried Ancient River Delta Beneath Jezero Crater

JWST Helps Reveal Sulfur-Rich Magma-Ocean World L 98-59 d

JUICE Releases Best-Yet Image of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as Data Flow Begins

Curiosity Wraps Six-Month Survey of Mars "Spiderweb" Ridges, Confirms Fractures and Tests for Organics

Bayesian Study Finds Hidden Nearby Alien Signals Unlikely, Urges Galaxy-Wide SETI Surveys

Late-Blooming Rocky World, JWST Chemistry Recast Planet Formation

Young Mars Volcanoes Show Long-Lived, Evolving Magma Systems

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