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Planet mass-radius and mass-density distributions of literature and TGLC-fitted values. a, Mass-radius distribution of small TESS planets. b, Mass-density distribution of small TESS planets. Both panels include the high-precision planet

Top: Extinction map of the local ISM viewed top-down taken from Dharmawardena et al. (2024). The Sun (yellow circle) is at X, Y = 0, 0 and the Galactic centre

Primary fluid and solid inclusions along growth bands in bedded halite samples from this study.(E and F) Paired plane transmitted light (E) and cross-polarized views of solid inclusions in Cedar

New high-resolution images of protoplanetary disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, created with improved analysis. The resolution is shown by the white ellipse in the lower left of each panel,

Clavascidium lacinulatum, or brown stipplescale lichen, is a common sight in the Mojave Desert – credit: Bob O’Kennan via iNaturalist Lichen from the Mojave Desert can survive, and replicate, under

Keith Cowing Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran, (he/him) 🖖🏻 Follow on

Impact on a 3 Gyr-old Earth-sized planet with a small core Rc = 0.2R and L = 25 km (a) and 100 km (b). In each panel, the left half

A synthetic habitat could be built with the help of a self-growing technology that harnesses local resources and microbes to autonomously form structures on the Red Planet. Credit: Kaitlyn Johnson/Texas