Astronomers Find a Sub-Neptune Orbiting Completely Backward Around a Red Dwarf
A backwards orbit is a smoking gun for a turbulent past, hinting at a close encounter or migration that flipped the planet and revealing how planetary systems get scrambled after they form.
Build an Ice GiantStellar Pulsations Hint at a Habitable-Zone Planet Around a Massive Star
Planets around hot, massive stars are notoriously hard to spot, so reading the star's own vibrations to find one in the habitable zone could open up a whole new class of worlds to study.
Webb Detects Ammonia and an Unexpected Chill on a Distant Giant Planet
Pinning down ammonia alongside water and methane sharpens how we fingerprint alien atmospheres, and the surprise chill suggests the planet's relationship with its star is more complex than the textbooks assume.
Build a Gas GiantAstronomers Detect the First Confirmed Radio Signal From an Exoplanet
Catching an exoplanet's radio 'voice' for the first time gives astronomers a brand-new way to measure alien worlds' magnetic fields — a clue to what is happening deep inside them.
Build a Gas GiantAncient meteorites reveal a powerful force that helped build the Solar System
Magnetism, not just gravity, may have helped assemble the planets — refining the story of how rocky worlds like ours came together from a swirling disk of dust and gas.
Build a RockyPerseverance Reveals How Complex Water Systems Shaped the Jezero Crater on Early Mars
Mapping how water repeatedly reshaped Jezero shows how a rocky planet's surface evolves — and sharpens the search for signs that similar worlds, here and beyond, could once have been habitable.
Build a RockyFirst direct radio signal from an exoplanet reveals its magnetic field 63 light-years away
Catching an exoplanet's own radio emission is a brand-new way to measure its magnetic field — the invisible shield that helps a world hold onto its atmosphere and stay potentially habitable.
Astronomers capture an unprecedented view of gas giant formation in action
Catching a gas giant as it forms is rare — this direct view lets astronomers test how planets are born from the disks of dust and gas swirling around infant stars.
Build a Gas GiantWeighing the Infant Planets of the Young V1298 Tau System
Newborn planetary systems are rare laboratories: measuring the masses of these infant worlds shows how planets bulk up and settle into their orbits soon after birth.
Scientists Detect Radio Signals From an Exoplanet for the First Time in History
Astronomers picked up radio waves from a distant planet's own magnetic field — the first time such a signal has been tied to a specific exoplanet, opening a brand-new way to probe worlds we can't see directly.
Mysterious radio signal coming from a planet outside the Solar System, detected for the first time
Picking up an exoplanet's own radio signal for the first time opens a new way to measure alien worlds' magnetic fields — key clues to their interiors and whether they could shield life.
Build a Gas GiantA fresh lunar crater offers a window into the Moon's shallow subsurface
Every fresh impact is a natural drill core into an airless, rocky world, revealing how such planets are layered and reworked by billions of years of bombardment.
SKA may detect magnetic fields on distant exoplanets
A planet's magnetic field shields its atmosphere and any surface life from harsh stellar radiation, so being able to measure it on far-off worlds would give the hunt for habitable planets a powerful new clue.
Build an Earth LikeAstronomers detect radio signals from an exoplanet for the first time
The first-ever direct radio detection of an exoplanet traces the emission to auroras and reveals the young gas giant's magnetic field — opening a brand-new way to probe worlds far beyond our solar system.
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