Liquid metal, ruby and sapphire could rain down on huge exoplanet
“Giant conveyer belt” transports water and metal in atmosphere of hot Jupiter
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Planets in Alpha Centauri could be carbon-rich – if they exist
New modelling predicts the composition, structure and atmosphere of hypothetical nearby worlds
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NASA probe captures optical images of Venus’ surface
Snapshots from the Parker Solar Probe reveal what lies beneath the thick atmosphere of Earth’s fiery twin
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Ancient binary stars could give birth to planets, study suggests
Infrared observations of old stars reveal cavities in protoplanetary discs
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Life on Earth-like exoplanets could be protected by strong magnetic fields
Powerful laser simulates interiors of super-Earths
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Exploring Pluto’s changing atmosphere by chasing its shadow on Earth
In this podcast we meet two siblings who have devoted their careers to studying the dwarf planet
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Winter wonder worlds: an exploration of other planets’ seasons
Astrophysicist and comic artist Eleanor Spring takes a tour through some of the seasonal extremities experienced on exoplanets
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The ten-billion-dollar gamble: Why the JWST’s delays were a boon for exoplanet science
Exoplanets weren’t really a thing when the James Webb Space Telescope was on the drawing boards in the mid-1990s. Now they’re an integral part of its mission, explains Keith Cooper
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Superionic ice phases could explain unusual magnetic fields around Uranus and Neptune
New work sheds fresh light on conductive types of ice that form at high temperatures and pressures
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Elements may have been forged on Earth, as well as in space
New research describes fusion mechanisms that could take place inside the "Earth factory"
Read article: Elements may have been forged on Earth, as well as in space
