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Read article: Quantum imaging techniques could help find exoplanets Planetary science Research update Quantum imaging techniques could help find exoplanets Hypothesis testing methods improve direct imaging
Read article: Inferno-like exoplanet has ionized calcium in its atmosphere Planetary science Research update Inferno-like exoplanet has ionized calcium in its atmosphere WASP-76b is much hotter or windier than previously thought
Read article: Simulations offer observational test for Planet Nine hypothesis Planetary science Research update Simulations offer observational test for Planet Nine hypothesis Searching for certain Trans-Neptunian Objects could shed light on whether a planet lurks beyond Neptune
Read article: Amateur astronomers capture flash from asteroid impacting Jupiter Planetary science News Amateur astronomers capture flash from asteroid impacting Jupiter Event is thought to have been caused by a body tens of metres across
Read article: Astronomers define new class of potentially habitable ocean worlds Planetary science Research update Astronomers define new class of potentially habitable ocean worlds Hot, ocean-covered “Hycean” exoplanets may be more common and easier to spot than Earth-like ones
Read article: Astronomers capture most detailed images of large, rare metal asteroid Planetary science Research update Astronomers capture most detailed images of large, rare metal asteroid Thermal emissions of asteroid 16 Psyche provide further clues to its composition and origins
Read article: Saturn’s rings oscillate to the tune of its large and ‘messy’ core Planetary science Research update Saturn’s rings oscillate to the tune of its large and ‘messy’ core Cassini mission observes interplay between core and rings of gas giant
Read article: Moon-forming disc is spotted around a giant exoplanet Planetary science Research update Moon-forming disc is spotted around a giant exoplanet Observation could help explain how moons form around gas-giant planets like Jupiter
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