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Six Young Red Dwarfs Show Signs of Swallowing Earth‑Sized Rocky Planets

Spectra from a large Gaia‑ESO survey point to recent accretion of lithium‑rich rocky material, a result that could mean some red‑dwarf systems lose Earth‑like worlds early in their lives.

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Inside-Out Exoplanet System Around Red Dwarf LHS 1903 Challenges Formation Models

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4mo ago

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

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5mo ago

ALMA’s ARKS Survey Delivers Sharpest-Ever Map of 24 ExoKuiper Belts

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5mo ago

ALMA Survey Publishes Sharpest Images of 24 Exo‑Kuiper Belts

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5mo ago

Astronomers Make First Direct Mass Measurement of a Rogue Planet

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5mo ago

Saturn-Mass Rogue Planet Gets First Direct Mass and Distance Measurement

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6mo ago

Study Traces Moon-Maker Theia to the Inner Solar System

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7mo ago

Science Study Points to Inner‑Solar‑System Origin for Moon‑Forming Impactor Theia

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7mo ago

Moon-Forming Impactor Likely Originated Just Inside Earth’s Orbit, New Isotope Study Finds

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7mo ago

Large TESS Survey Finds Close-In Giant Planets Scarcer Around Evolved Stars

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7mo ago

Lab Experiments Reveal Planets Can Make Water From Hydrogen–Magma Reactions

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7mo ago

TOI-2267 Becomes First Binary With Planets Transiting Each Star

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7mo ago

Early Jupiter Shaped the Inner Solar System, Study Finds

Planet Formation

Six Young Red Dwarfs Show Signs of Swallowing Earth‑Sized Rocky Planets

TESS Survey Identifies 27 Candidate Two‑Star Planets

JWST Detects Methane From Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

JWST Finds Metal-Poor Atmosphere on Giant Planet Around a Small Red Dwarf

Second Infant Planet Confirmed Forming Around Nearby Star WISPIT 2

CHEOPS Reveals 'Inside-Out' Four-Planet System Around Red Dwarf LHS 1903

Astronomers Find Rare ‘Inside-Out’ Planetary System With Rocky Outer World

Inside-Out Exoplanet System Around Red Dwarf LHS 1903 Challenges Formation Models

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

ALMA’s ARKS Survey Delivers Sharpest-Ever Map of 24 ExoKuiper Belts

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Planet Formation

ALMA Survey Publishes Sharpest Images of 24 Exo‑Kuiper Belts

Astronomers Make First Direct Mass Measurement of a Rogue Planet

Saturn-Mass Rogue Planet Gets First Direct Mass and Distance Measurement

Study Traces Moon-Maker Theia to the Inner Solar System

Science Study Points to Inner‑Solar‑System Origin for Moon‑Forming Impactor Theia

Moon-Forming Impactor Likely Originated Just Inside Earth’s Orbit, New Isotope Study Finds

Large TESS Survey Finds Close-In Giant Planets Scarcer Around Evolved Stars

Lab Experiments Reveal Planets Can Make Water From Hydrogen–Magma Reactions

TOI-2267 Becomes First Binary With Planets Transiting Each Star

Early Jupiter Shaped the Inner Solar System, Study Finds

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