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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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March 2025Searching for GEMS: TOI-5688 A b, a Low-density Giant Orbiting a High-metallicity Early M-dwarf*

Reji, V., Kanodia, S., Ninan, J. P., CañAs, C. I., Libby-Roberts, J., Lin, A. S. J., … Wright, J. (2025). Searching for GEMS: TOI-5688 A b, a Low-density Giant Orbiting a High-metallicity Early M-dwarf*. The Astronomical Journal, 169(3), 187. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ada7ea

High-Resolution Analysis of Clay Minerals and Amorphous Materials in Martian Analog Environments

Thorpe, M. T., Rampe, E. B., Thieme, J., Dooryhee, E., Lee, S., & Christoffersen, R. (2025). High-Resolution Analysis of Clay Minerals and Amorphous Materials in Martian Analog Environments. American Mineralogist. doi:10.2138/am-2023-9290

Morphology and Distribution of Bubble‐Supported Microbial Mats From Ice‐Covered Antarctic Lakes

Juarez Rivera, M., Mackey, T. J., Hawes, I., & Sumner, D. Y. (2025). Morphology and Distribution of Bubble‐Supported Microbial Mats From Ice‐Covered Antarctic Lakes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 130(3), None. doi:10.1029/2024jg008516

The Ediacaran Aquarium: insights from the Nilpena Ediacara National Park 1T-F Marine Ecosystem (Ediacara Member, Rawnsley Quartzite)

Weyland, W. C., & Droser, M. L. (2025). The Ediacaran Aquarium: insights from the Nilpena Ediacara National Park 1T-F Marine Ecosystem (Ediacara Member, Rawnsley Quartzite). Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, None, 1–18. doi:10.1080/08120099.2025.2462660

TOI-6508,b: A massive transiting brown dwarf orbiting a low-mass star

Barkaoui, K., Sebastian, D., Zuniga-Fernandez, S., Triaud, A. H. M. J., Rackham, B. V., Burgasser, A. J., … Winn, J. (2025). TOI-6508,b: A massive transiting brown dwarf orbiting a low-mass star. Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202453508

Signatures of Atmospheric Mass Loss and Planet Migration in the Time Evolution of Short-period Transiting Exoplanets

Fernandes, R. B., Bergsten, G. J., Mulders, G. D., Pascucci, I., Hardegree-Ullman, K. K., Giacalone, S., … Feiden, G. A. (2025). Signatures of Atmospheric Mass Loss and Planet Migration in the Time Evolution of Short-period Transiting Exoplanets. The Astronomical Journal, 169(4), 208. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/adb97e

FAUST

Hirota, T., Lefloch, B., Oya, Y., Bouvier, M., Charnley, S., Jiménez-Serra, I., … Yamamoto, S. (2025). FAUST. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 695, A278. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202453386

Accretion of Uranus and Neptune: Confronting different giant impact scenarios

Esteves, L., Izidoro, A., & Winter, O. C. (2025). Accretion of Uranus and Neptune: Confronting different giant impact scenarios. Icarus, 429, 116428. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116428

Extant life detection using label-free video microscopy in analog aquatic environments

Snyder, C. D., Bedrossian, M., Barr, C., Deming, J. W., Lindensmith, C. A., Stenner, C., & Nadeau, J. L. (2025). Extant life detection using label-free video microscopy in analog aquatic environments. PLOS ONE, 20(3), e0318239. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0318239

Elevated Marine Dissolved Silica Levels Explain a Wide Range of Ediacaran–Cambrian Ediacara‐Style Fossil Deposits

Tarhan, L. G., Hood, A. v. S., & Droser, M. L. (2025). Elevated Marine Dissolved Silica Levels Explain a Wide Range of Ediacaran–Cambrian Ediacara‐Style Fossil Deposits. Geobiology, 23(2), None. doi:10.1111/gbi.70017

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