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KELT-9, Hot exoplanet
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Meet KELT-9b, the Hottest Exoplanet Ever Discovered

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 5 June 201719 April 2023

The exoplanet’s host star blasts it with so much radiation that it will someday evaporate.

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A Volcanic Trigger for Earth’s First Mass Extinction?

Lucas Joel by L. Joel 30 May 201730 January 2023

Abnormally high levels of mercury in Ordovician rocks may imply that a huge surge of volcanism took place at a time when much of the planet’s ocean life vanished.

An artist’s representation of SIMP0136.
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Starlike Brown Dwarf? Not Anymore

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 17 May 201719 April 2023

Because of a new, surprisingly smaller mass estimate for a much-studied, nearby brown dwarf, astronomers now regard the familiar object as merely planetlike.

An artist’s impression shows the view from the surface of one of the seven worlds that circle the cool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1.
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A New Theory May Explain “Impossible” TRAPPIST-1 Planets

Shannon Hall by S. Hall 12 May 201719 April 2023

The proposed formation scenario relies on unconventional processes to account for a bevy of seven Earth-sized exoplanets recently found orbiting an unlikely star.

Artist’s representation of TRAPPIST-1 planet surface view.
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Seven Earth-Sized Planets Seen Whizzing Around One Cool Star

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 22 February 201724 October 2022

Although all the exoplanets orbit closer than Mercury does to our Sun, liquid water may persist on some of them because their star radiates so little heat.

Researchers think the depth of hollows on Mercury’s surface aren’t determined by the volatile-rich outer layer on the planet surface.
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Unprecedented Views of Mercury Constrain Hollow Formation

by Terri Cook 10 November 201625 August 2022

The consistently shallow depths of the depressions scattered across Mercury's surface suggest their morphology is not determined by the thickness of a volatile-rich outer layer.

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Mars’s Climate May Have Been Wet Much Later Than Thought

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 30 September 201628 July 2022

Water-carved valleys may be relatively young, challenging assumptions about the history of the Red Planet's climate.

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Minerals Hint at Liquid Groundwater, More Oxygen in Mars's Past

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 5 August 20163 January 2023

Manganese deposits in Gale Crater fractures are similar to Earth features that usually require flowing water and highly oxidizing conditions.

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New-Found Dwarf Planet Points to Solar System's Chaotic Past

Shannon Hall by S. Hall 15 July 201617 February 2023

Astronomers have discovered an icy ball in the dark and frigid regions of the outer solar system, which they suspect harbors secrets to the solar system's formation and evolution.

An artist’s representation of a newly discovered triple-star system.
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Exoplanet Found in Curious Triple-Star System

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 7 July 201625 April 2023

The newly discovered planet balances precariously in orbit within the star system, puzzling scientists.

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