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Microsecond X-Rays Reveal Ice XXI, a New High-Pressure Form of Ice

KRISS used a rapid dynamic diamond anvil cell with the European XFEL to capture previously unseen crystallization pathways above 2 GPa.

JWST Delivers First 3D Map of an Exoplanet's Atmosphere

Rogue Planet Devours Matter at Record 6 Billion Tons Per Second

JWST Study Finds Aurora-Driven Heating and Thermal Inversion on Nearby Rogue World SIMP-0136

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

New Spectra Show 3I/ATLAS Is a Carbon‑Chain–Depleted Interstellar Comet With Weak CN Emission

SpaceX Debuts New Falcon 9 as Starlink Launch Kicks Off Crowded Week

Study Maps Where Earth's Deep-Space Signals Leak and How SETI Should Listen

Study Proposes Dark Matter Could Spawn Planet-Devouring Black Holes Inside Gas Giants

Webb Uncovers Provisional Saturn-Mass Exoplanet in Alpha Centauri A’s Habitable Zone

NASA Seeks Industry Feedback for 100 kW Lunar Fission Power System

Webb Telescope Rules Out Atmosphere on Earth-Sized Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d

Five Papers Showcase NIRPS’s Exoplanet Discoveries and High-Precision Performance

New Projections Confirm Record-Short Days This July and August

Gas Giant HIP 67522 b Triggers Intense Stellar Flares, Accelerating Its Atmospheric Loss

James Webb Space Telescope Captures First Exoplanet by Direct Imaging

Webb Reveals Silicate Clouds and Moon-Forming Disk in YSES-1 System

Saturn-Sized Exoplanet Orbits Record-Low Mass Star, Challenging Formation Theories

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

Geomagnetic Storm Keeps Aurora Borealis Glowing Over Northern U.S. Wednesday Night