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JWST Sees Variable Water Clouds on Nearby Brown Dwarf as SPHEREx Maps Thousands

Evidence of rotating water clouds on WISE 0855 shows current models fail to capture cloudy transitions, motivating broader SPHEREx spectral surveys.

Radio Emission Localized to Exoplanet Beta Pictoris b

Nearby Super‑Earth GJ 3378b Confirmed in Red Dwarf Habitable Zone

Webb Finds Salt Clouds Veiling the Atmosphere of GJ 504 b

JWST Finds Salt Clouds Veiling the Pink Planet GJ504b

Cornell Catalog Identifies 45 Rocky Exoplanets in Habitable Zones

Webb Spots Carbon-Rich, Lemon-Shaped Planet Orbiting a Pulsar

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

JWST Maps Giant Dual Helium Tails Streaming From Ultra-Hot Jupiter WASP-121 b

Scientists Detect Habitable-Zone ‘Super‑Earth’ GJ 251 c Just 18 Light‑Years Away

New UC Santa Cruz Model Explains JWST’s Steam‑Rich Sub‑Neptunes

Framework for Lava Planet Evolution Secures 100 Hours of JWST Time

Doubts Deepen Over Potential Biosignature on Exoplanet K2-18b