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The ultra-low-density planet Kepler-51d is surrounded by the thickest layer of haze found on a planet yet, according to a new study that used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a deeper look at the “super-puff” planet.
A thick haze around Kepler-51d is blocking its chemical fingerprint, leaving scientists unsure how the strange planet formed.
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New calculations suggest collapsing gas clouds can build galactic magnetic fields far faster than standard theory predicts.
SpaceScientists are rethinking how young galaxies formed their magnetic fieldsJoseph Shavit
Study suggests moons orbiting rogue planets could host liquid oceans for billions of years using tidal heating and hydrogen atmospheres.
SpaceRotation rate helps astronomers differentiate giant planets from brown dwarf starsJoseph Shavit
From left, SLAC research technical manager Concetta "Tina" Cartaro, staff scientist Paul Brink, senior staff scientist Richard Partridge and Santa Clara University physics professor Betty Young with the fourth, and final, SuperCDMS tower, in the SLAC Building 033 clean room.
Space6,800 feet below ground, in the search for dark matter, something has gone very, very coldShy Cohen
The asteroid Ryugu, as seen by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft on June 26, 2018.
SpaceEvery building block of DNA and RNA has been found on an asteroidJoseph Shavit
An artist’s impression of L 98-59 d.
SpaceNew class of planet with a permanent magma ocean found 35 light-years awayJoshua Shavit
Lead author Andy Tzanidakis’ rendering of the planetary collision he suspects occurred around star Gaia20ehk in 2021.
SpaceAstronomers find evidence of two planets colliding 11,000 light-years awayJoseph Shavit
A realistic depiction of a free-floating gas giant planet and its Earth-like moon.
SpaceHydrogen atmospheres could keep exomoons habitable for billions of yearsJoseph Shavit
Study of 6,594 solar twins suggests the Sun migrated outward from the Milky Way’s center 4–6 billion years ago.
SpaceThe Sun could be one of thousands of solar twins moving through the Milky WayJoshua Shavit
Scientists discover the first neutron star–black hole merger with an eccentric orbit, reshaping theories of how these systems form.
SpaceAstronomers discover the first neutron star–black hole merger with an eccentric orbitJoseph Shavit
Artist’s conception of a magnetar surrounded by an accretion disk that is wobbling, or precessing, because of the effects of general relativity. Some models of magnetars suggest that high-speed jets of charged particles emanate from the magnetar along its rotation axis.
SpaceNewborn magnetar offers rare evidence of Einstein’s relativity in a stellar explosionJoshua Shavit
Visualization of the ultra-high-energy neutrino event detected by the KM3NeT/ARCA detector in the Mediterranean Sea. The colored tracks show the Cherenkov light produced as secondary particles travel through the water and are recorded by the detector's optical modules.
SpaceBlack hole-powered blazars may explain the highest-energy neutrino ever detectedJoshua Shavit
Turbulent star environments may broaden alien radio signals, making them harder for SETI to detect.
SpaceSpace weather near stars may be hiding alien signals from EarthJoseph Shavit
Physicists decode how neutron stars deform under tidal forces, offering in sights into their extreme interiors.
SpaceGravitational waves finally reveal what’s inside neutron starsJoseph Shavit
Dimorphos streaks offer first direct evidence that binary asteroids can exchange debris through slow impacts.
SpaceNASA DART Mission data reshapes understanding of how near-Earth asteroids evolve over timeJoshua Shavit
Study finds Earth-sun distance helps drive the Pacific cold tongue, a key player in El Niño and global weather.
SpaceEarth’s distance from the Sun found to dramatically alter seasonsJoshua Shavit
James Webb observations confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will safely pass the Moon in 2032, eliminating a previous collision risk.
SpaceAsteroid 2024 YR4 once feared to strike the Moon now appears harmlessJoseph Shavit