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Webb Telescope offers first glimpse of an exoplanet’s interior
A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core hide within the cotton candy–like planet.
Unexpected: Astronomers have discovered methane emission on a brown dwarf
An Aurora on an isolated world.
Webb discovered Ethanol and other icy ingredients around two protostars
Newfound carbon-containing molecules are key ingredients.
Atmospheric pressure fluctuations could be driving Mars’ elusive methane pulses
Simulations will help Curiosity search for signs of past or present life on the Red Planet.
Webb found a brown dwarf with auroras
Infrared emission from methane suggests atmospheric heating by auroral processes.
New methane cleaner could become a permanent fixture in cattle and pig barns
The result gets us closer to being able to remove greenhouse gases from livestock housing.
Life on a Saturn moon? Study finds key ingredient for biological building blocks
A joint Harvard-NASA study.
Scientists decoded millions of mysterious pits in the ocean
For the first time how vertebrates shape the North Sea seafloor.
Climate change’s impact on microbes alters the greenhouse gases in oceans
This study can enhance our understanding of their impact on human life.
AI automatically detects methane plumes from space
A powerful tool in combating climate change.
Webb identified methane and water vapor in exoplanets’ atmosphere
Scientists can now start to perform an “apples-to-apples” comparison.