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climate science

Solving the Faint-Sun Paradox

By Jonathan O'Callaghan
January 27, 2022
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We might have a past faint sun to owe for life’s existence. This has consequences for the possibility of life outside Earth.

Collage illustration of the JWST
astrophysics

The Webb Space Telescope Will Rewrite Cosmic History. If It Works.

By Natalie Wolchover
December 3, 2021
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The James Webb Space Telescope has the potential to rewrite the history of the cosmos and reshape humanity’s position within it. But first, a lot of things have to work just right.

planetary science

Researchers Revise Recipe for Building a Rocky Planet Like Earth

By Jonathan O'Callaghan
November 3, 2021
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Over the past decade, researchers have completely rewritten the story of how gas giants such as Jupiter and Saturn form. They’re now debating whether the same process might hold for Earth.

Q&A

The Astronomer Who’s About to See the Skies of Other Earths

By Thomas Lewton
October 12, 2021
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After the ultra-powerful James Webb Space Telescope launches later this year, Laura Kreidberg will lead two efforts to check the weather on rocky planets orbiting other stars.

The ringed planet Saturn showing its aurora in green.
planetary science

Gas Giants’ Energy Crisis Solved After 50 Years

By Robin George Andrews
June 22, 2021
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Jupiter and Saturn should be freezing cold. Instead, they’re hot. Researchers now know why.

Q&A

The Materials Scientist Who Studies the Innards of Exoplanets

By Adam Mann
June 15, 2021
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Federica Coppari uses the world’s most powerful laser to recreate the cores of distant worlds.

planetary science

Astronomers Find Secret Planet-Making Ingredient: Magnetic Fields

By Robin George Andrews
June 7, 2021
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Scientists have long struggled to understand how common planets form. A new supercomputer simulation shows that the missing ingredient may be magnetism.

astronomy

Quantum Double-Slit Experiment Offers Hope for Earth-Size Telescope

By Thomas Lewton
May 5, 2021
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A new proposal would use quantum hard drives to combine the light of multiple telescopes, letting astronomers create incredibly high-resolution optical images.

Painting of a planet and a star.
exoplanets

New Exoplanet Search Strategy Claims First Discovery

By Nola Taylor Redd
February 18, 2020
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By watching for a special kind of flare, astronomers have identified the fingerprints of an Earth-size planet orbiting a distant star.


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