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ALMA Unveils Record 650-Light-Year Mosaic of the Milky Way’s Turbulent Core

The release maps dozens of molecules plus vast gas filaments, refining how star formation operates near the galactic black hole.

JWST Spots Sulfur in HR 8799 c, Strengthening Case for Core Accretion

Lab-Made Cosmic Dust Matches Space Signatures in Peer-Reviewed Study

Lab Study Shows Peptides Can Form on Icy Space Dust Under Cosmic-Ray Conditions

JWST Detects Chemical Fingerprint of Primordial 'Monster Stars' in Early Galaxy

Webb Confirms Most Distant Supernova Yet at z=7.3

ALMA Spots Methanol-Rich Chemistry in Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS

3I/ATLAS Nears Dec. 19 Earth Flyby as NASA Affirms It Is a Natural Interstellar Comet

Space Dust Shown to Catalyze Prebiotic Chemistry in Ultra-Cold Lab Tests

3I/ATLAS Passes Perihelion as Spacecraft Step In to Observe the Interstellar Comet

JWST Finds Phosphine on Ancient Brown Dwarf, Matching Model Predictions

Webb Makes First Direct Chemical Reading of a Moon-Forming Disk Around CT Cha b

3I/ATLAS Shows Growing Tail and Rapid Brightening as Evidence Favors a Natural Comet

Hubble Spots White Dwarf Devouring Icy, Nitrogen-Rich Exo‑Pluto Fragment

Webb Traces Planet-Building Dust from Butterfly Nebula to ‘Butterfly Star’ Disk

Webb Reveals Butterfly Nebula’s Hidden Core and Planet-Building Dust

Researchers Identify Sulfur Trapped in Interstellar Ices

First Synthesis of Methanetetrol Reveals Photodissociation Hurdles for Interstellar Detection

HeH+ Ion’s Reactivity Endured at Cryogenic Temperatures, Reframing Early-Star Cooling

XRISM Maps Sulfur in Gas and Solid Phases Across the Milky Way