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A volcanically active planet is shown in closeup at the left side of the image with glowing eruptions and lines of lava on the surface. To the right and in the distance is a faint blue glowing ball representing the more massive planet in the system.

Sixteen frames from Voyager 1's flyby of Jupiter in 1979 were merged to create this image. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is visible in the center. Jupiter's moon Europa can be seen in the foreground at the bottom left of the image.

The frame is a horizontal rainbow of color on a grid. Shadows of molecules can be seen through the light as well as the jagged peaks and troughs of spectral lines.

Fizzy Super Earths and Lava Worlds“Fizzy Super-Earths: Impacts of Magma Composition on the Bulk Density and Structure of Lava Worlds.” in The Astrophysical Journal.01/03

Identifying Hydrothermal Activity on Icy Ocean Worlds“Ethene-ethanol ratios as potential indicators of hydrothermal activity at Enceladus, Europa, and other icy ocean worlds.” In Icarus.02/03

NASA Raman Spectroscopic Database"The NASA Raman spectroscopic database: Ramdb version 1.00.” In Icarus.03/03

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April 2025Rapid discovery of functional RNA domains

Latifi, B., Cole, K. H., Vu, M. M. K., & Lupták, A. (2025). Rapid discovery of functional RNA domains. Nucleic Acids Research, 53(7), None. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf307

Ionizing Radiation Escape from Low-Redshift Galaxies and Its Connection to Cosmic Reionization

Jaskot, A. E. (2025). Ionizing Radiation Escape from Low-Redshift Galaxies and Its Connection to Cosmic Reionization. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. doi:10.1146/annurev-astro-111324-074935

The proteins that could be

Klein, D., & Nanda, V. (2025). The proteins that could be. Nature Reviews Chemistry. doi:10.1038/s41570-025-00710-w

Projections of Earth’s technosphere: Luminosity and mass as limits to growth

Haqq-Misra, J., Vidal, C., & Profitiliotis, G. (2025). Projections of Earth’s technosphere: Luminosity and mass as limits to growth. Acta Astronautica, 229, 831–838. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.01.048

A Pluto–Charon Sonata. V. Long-term Stability of the HST State Vector

Kenyon, S.J., & Bromley, B.C. (2025) A Pluto–Charon Sonata. V. Long-term Stability of the HST State Vector. The Planetary Science Journal, 6(68). doi:10.3847/PSJ/adb9e6

March 2025Phytoplanktonic Photoacclimation Under Clouds

Begouen Demeaux, C., Boss, E., Graff, J. R., Behrenfeld, M. J., & Westberry, T. K. (2025). Phytoplanktonic Photoacclimation Under Clouds. Geophysical Research Letters, 52(6), None. doi:10.1029/2024gl112274

Bacterial response to the 2021 Orange County, California, oil spill was episodic but subtle relative to natural fluctuations

Brock, M. L., Tavares-Reager, J. F., Dong, J., Larkin, A. A., Lam, T., Pineda, N., … Martiny, A. C. (2025). Bacterial response to the 2021 Orange County, California, oil spill was episodic but subtle relative to natural fluctuations. Microbiology Spectrum. doi:10.1128/spectrum.02267-24

Global Model of Atmospheric Chlorate on Earth

Chan, Y., Jaeglé, L., Campuzano‐Jost, P., Catling, D. C., Furdui, V. I., Jackson, W. A., … Alexander, B. (2025). Global Model of Atmospheric Chlorate on Earth. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 130(5), None. doi:10.1029/2024jd042162

Remote Determination of Martian Chloride Salt Abundances

Das, E., Glotch, T. D., Edwards, C. S., Ye, C., Milliken, R. E., Rogers, A. D., … Norberg, K. (2025). Remote Determination of Martian Chloride Salt Abundances. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 130(3), None. doi:10.1029/2024je008541

A long-term reconstruction of a global photosynthesis proxy over 1982–2023

Fang, J., Lian, X., Ryu, Y., Jeong, S., Jiang, C., & Gentine, P. (2025). A long-term reconstruction of a global photosynthesis proxy over 1982–2023. Scientific Data, 12(1), None. doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04686-6

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