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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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January 2026Chloracidobacterium validum sp. nov., a thermophilic chlorophotoheterotrophic bacterium of the phylum Acidobacteriota from an alkaline hot spring microbial mat, represents Chloracidobacterium gen. nov., Chloracidobacteriaceae fam. nov. and Chloracidobacter

Saini, M.K. Kuzyk, S.B., Villena-Alemany, C., et. al. (2026) Chloracidobacterium validum sp. nov., a thermophilic chlorophotoheterotrophic bacterium of the phylum Acidobacteriota from an alkaline hot spring microbial mat, represents Chloracidobacterium gen. nov., Chloracidobacteriaceae fam. nov. and Chloracidobacteriales ord. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology. 76(1). doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.007003

December 2025Evaluating an embryo origin for detached TNOs within full Kuiper belt formation models

Kaib, N. A., Trujillo, C. A., & Sheppard, S. S. (2025). Evaluating an embryo origin for detached TNOs within full Kuiper belt formation models. Icarus, 442, 116733. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116733

Carbonated ultramafic igneous rocks in Jezero crater, Mars

Williford, K. H., Farley, K. A., Horgan, B. H. N., Garczynski, B., Treiman, A. H., Gupta, S., … Aileen Yingst, R. (2025). Carbonated ultramafic igneous rocks in Jezero crater, Mars. Science. doi:10.1126/science.adu8264

Tracking the non-uniformity in atmospheric water vapor over the north polar layered deposits on Mars using high-resolution observations by MRO/CRISM

Khayat, A. S. J., Smith, M. D., & Guzewich, S. D. (2025). Tracking the non-uniformity in atmospheric water vapor over the north polar layered deposits on Mars using high-resolution observations by MRO/CRISM. Icarus, None, 116917. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116917

Impact of graded doping transition layer on structural properties of Zr-doped AlN epilayers

Alwan, H., Shima, D., Balakrishnan, G., Li, J., Lin, J. Y., & Jiang, H. X. (2025). Impact of graded doping transition layer on structural properties of Zr-doped AlN epilayers. Applied Physics Letters, 127(22), None. doi:10.1063/5.0305250

The rise of free oxygen may have initiated on marine mud

Boden, J. S., Ostrander, C. M., & Stüeken, E. E. (2025). The rise of free oxygen may have initiated on marine mud. Nature Geoscience, 18(12), 1202–1208. doi:10.1038/s41561-025-01867-1

Functionality of Ice Line Latitudinal EBM Tenacity (FILLET). Protocol Version 1.1

Barnes, R., Deitrick, R., Haqq-Misra, J., Kadoya, S., Ramirez, R., Simonetti, P., … Fauchez, T. J. (2025). Functionality of Ice Line Latitudinal EBM Tenacity (FILLET). Protocol Version 1.1. The Planetary Science Journal, 6(12), 298. doi:10.3847/psj/ae1c3c

Phyllosilicate Infrared Spectral Features as Tracers of Aqueous Alteration in CM Chondrites and Implications for Remote Sensing of Hydrated Asteroids

Lawrence, W. M., & Ehlmann, B. L. (2025). Phyllosilicate Infrared Spectral Features as Tracers of Aqueous Alteration in CM Chondrites and Implications for Remote Sensing of Hydrated Asteroids. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 130(12), None. doi:10.1029/2025je009377

Draft genomes of three abundant bacterial isolates from hypersaline Don Juan Pond, Antarctica

Shaffer, J. M. C., Jarratt, A., Boles, B. W., & Mikucki, J. A. (2025). Draft genomes of three abundant bacterial isolates from hypersaline Don Juan Pond, Antarctica. Microbiology Resource Announcements. doi:10.1128/mra.00279-25

Subsurface Life on Earth as a Key to Unlock Extraterrestrial Mysteries

Vidal, E., Lindsay, M. R., Bradley, J. A., Osburn, M. R., & Emil Ruff, S. (2025). Subsurface Life on Earth as a Key to Unlock Extraterrestrial Mysteries. Microbial Biotechnology, 18(12), None. doi:10.1111/1751-7915.70286

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