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TOI-2267 Becomes First Binary With Planets Transiting Each Star

Peer-reviewed analysis leveraging TESS data with rapid ground follow-up validates a rare configuration that challenges planet-formation models.

Early Jupiter Shaped the Inner Solar System, Study Finds

First Detection of Heavy Water in a Planet-Forming Disk Points to Prestellar Origins

Rogue Planet Cha 1107‑7626 Caught in Record Growth Spurt at 6 Billion Tons per Second

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