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Schematic diagram of typical initial conditions for a model run (not to scale). Temperature ranges from 100 to 273 K and is shown according to the color scale at right.

Deep layers of molten rock inside some super-earths could generate powerful magnetic fields—potentially stronger than Earth’s—and help shield these exoplanets from harmful radiation. (University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics

A graphical representation of glycine on a surface in the interstellar medium bombarded by cosmic rays to produce peptides, the building block of proteins. Credit Alfred Thomas Hopkinson. The stars

Currently known exoplanet population color-coded by detection technique in the companion mass vs. semi-major axis plane. The detection limits of various facilities are overlaid with solid lines. The boundary between

Acquired on November 29 by Operation IceBridge during a flight to Victoria Land, this image shows an iceberg floating in Antarctica’s McMurdo Sound. Image Credit: NASA larger image. Editor’s note:

Hydration of Galilean Moons – SwRI While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor Europa is thought

AVATAR Organ Chip NASA ID: Organ_Chip_tabletop_Emulate larger image The AVATAR (A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response) investigation will use organ-on-a-chip devices, or organ chips, to study a effects of increased

Ultra-low noise mid-infrared detector — AIP The mid-infrared (MIR) wavelength range, from 5 to 25 micrometers, is an important regime for astrophysics as it can be used to detect the