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Hazy skies unveiled: Scientists simulate conditions on water-rich exoplanets

Alien haze, cooked in a lab, clears view to distant water worlds.

An extraordinary aurora-like display occured above a Sunspot

A peculiar type of long-lasting polarized radio bursts emanating from a sunspot.

A powerful plasma rope found in the Universe

Astronomers capture formation of a powerful cosmic jet.

NASA’s Juno observed salts and organics on Ganymede’s surface

The study could help scientists understand the origin of Ganymede and the composition of its deep ocean.

Venus had plate tectonics like Earth billions of years ago

A finding that opens the door for the possibility of early life on the planet and insights into its history.

Astronomers confirmed the presence of an infrared aurora on Uranus

The finding of Uranus' aurora provides hints about habitable cold worlds.

New feature discovered in Jupiter’s atmosphere

Narrow jet stream near equator has winds traveling 320 miles per hour.

Scientists discovered the highest energy gamma-rays ever from a pulsar

H.E.S.S. observatory records 20 tera-electronvolts photons from the Vela pulsar.

Astronomers find an explanation for Milky Way’s warp

The results bolster hypothesis of how galaxy evolved.

Electrons in Earth’s plasma may be forming water on the Moon

High energy electrons in earth's magnetosphere: A tool for Moonwater formation.

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