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Webb Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

The measurement reveals a carbon-dioxide–heavy chemistry that suggests the comet formed in an environment unlike most Solar System comets.

Astronomers Pinpoint the Milky Way’s Star-Forming Edge at About 35,000–40,000 Light-Years

JWST Spots Record-Low Metallicity in ‘Forbidden’ Giant Planet’s Atmosphere

Astronomers Identify Most Chemically Pristine Star Ever Observed

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

Second Infant Planet Confirmed Forming Around Nearby Star WISPIT 2

Astronomers Reconstruct NGC 1365’s 12-Billion-Year Past With Extragalactic Archaeology

JWST Confirms MoM‑z14, Most Distant Galaxy Yet, at Redshift 14.44

Giant Metal-Bearing Cloud Tied to Hidden Companion Explains Months-Long Dimming of Sun-Like Star

New Spectrograph Reveals Mars-Mass Iron Bar in the Ring Nebula

Mars-Mass Iron Bar Discovered Inside the Ring Nebula by New WEAVE Spectrograph

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

JWST Finds Twin Helium Tails Streaming From Hot Jupiter WASP-121b

Webb Confirms Overmassive Black Hole Feeding in a Galaxy 570 Million Years After the Big Bang

Astronomers Confirm Gliese 251c, a Nearby Super-Earth in the Habitable Zone

Nearby Habitable-Zone Super-Earth Candidate GJ 251 c Announced in Peer-Reviewed Study

3-Billion-Year-Old White Dwarf Is Actively Devouring Rocky Debris, Study Finds

Hubble Spots White Dwarf Devouring Nitrogen‑Rich, Pluto‑Like Icy Debris

Researchers Map Spacecraft Views of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as Perihelion Nears

Astronomers Confirm Rare Quadruple System Pairing Two Red Dwarfs With Two T-Type Brown Dwarfs