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Close-up of the star RIK 113, seen here surrounded by a cloud of gas and dust called a protoplanetary disc. These discs are a common feature around young stars, containing

Encircled in purple stratospheric haze, Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, appears as a softly glowing sphere in this colorized image taken on July 3, 2004, one day after Cassini’s first flyby

A cartoon image of the cloud formation at the equator of Venus (modified from Imamura and Hashimoto 2001) Venus has regained attention on the international stage with the approval of

Baade/MagE spectrum of TOI-2407 compared to the M2 SDSS template from Bochanski et al. (2007, magenta line). Data are normalized at 7400 Å, and key spectral features across the 4300–8100

Different types of coastal microbial mats were documented: Lift-off mats from Sisal (B), Pustular (C) and flat (D) microbial mats from Progreso, and flat mats from Ría Lagartos (E). —

Routes to α-keto acids from amino acids. a) The conversion of an α-amino acid to an α-keto acid via transamination requires an additional α-keto acid; however, b) the β-elimination of

Wu F, Mu WC, Markov NT, Fuentealba M, Halaweh H, Senchyna F, Manwaring-Mueller MN, Winer DA, Furman D.Immunological biomarkers of aging.J Immunol. 2025 May 30;214(5):889-902. Review.Note: This article may be obtained

TRAPPIST-1 System contains multiple rocky planets in very tight orbits. In contrast, our solar system is much more expansive and has no planets inside the orbit of Mercury. — NASA

Lunar south pole areas of permanent shadow. NASA Video Previous models of microbial survival on the moon do not directly consider the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs). These regions shield their

Air eDNA is vacuumed up from Dublin using simple laboratory equipment and an air filter. — Nature Ecology & Evolution Editor’s note: with recent speculation about the potential habitability of