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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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October 2025Exploring the Interior Structure and Mode of Tidal Heating in Enceladus

Bagheri, A., Simons, M., Park, R. S., Berne, A., Hemingway, D., Daswani, M. M., & Vance, S. D. (2025). Exploring the Interior Structure and Mode of Tidal Heating in Enceladus. The Planetary Science Journal, 6(10), 245. doi:10.3847/psj/ae0cab

Communicating Discoveries in the Search for Life in the Universe Workshop Report

Bimm, J., Voytek, M., Scharf, C., Billings, L., Suldovsky, B., Wolfe-Simon, F., … Determann, J. M. (2025). Communicating Discoveries in the Search for Life in the Universe Workshop Report. Astrobiology. doi:10.1177/15311074251387636

Extreme Forward Scattering Observed in Disk-averaged Near-infrared Phase Curves of Titan

Cooper, C., Robinson, T. D., Barnes, J. W., Mayorga, L. C., & Robinthal, L. (2025). Extreme Forward Scattering Observed in Disk-averaged Near-infrared Phase Curves of Titan. The Planetary Science Journal, 6(10), 228. doi:10.3847/psj/ae071f

Modeling Low-temperature Plasmas Simulating Titan’s Atmosphere

Dubois, D., Raymond, A. W., Sciamma-O’Brien, E., & Salama, F. (2025). Modeling Low-temperature Plasmas Simulating Titan’s Atmosphere. The Planetary Science Journal, 6(10), 241. doi:10.3847/psj/ae0296

Sample Preparation for MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry of Model Prebiotic Reactions in Simulated Ocean World Environments

Dzurilla, K. A., Herndon, E. C., Barge, L. M., & Forsythe, J. G. (2025). Sample Preparation for MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry of Model Prebiotic Reactions in Simulated Ocean World Environments. ACS Omega. doi:10.1021/acsomega.5c07633

Implausibility of hypophosphate on the early Earth and today

Gull, M., Centlivre, J., Feng, T., Smith, B., Johnson-Finn, K. N., Rogers, K. L., … Pasek, M. A. (2025). Implausibility of hypophosphate on the early Earth and today. Discover Chemistry, 2(1), None. doi:10.1007/s44371-025-00340-7

Time Markers for SETI in Binary Systems: History and Prospects

Haqq-Misra, J. (2025). Time Markers for SETI in Binary Systems: History and Prospects. Astronomy, 4(4), 19. doi:10.3390/astronomy4040019

Wind Power as a Technosignature on M-dwarf Planets

Haqq-Misra, J., & Danylov, M. (2025). Wind Power as a Technosignature on M-dwarf Planets. Research Notes of the AAS, 9(10), 279. doi:10.3847/2515-5172/ae13a7

Susceptibility of microbes to far-UVC light (222 nm) on spacecraft and cleanroom surfaces

Petersen, C., Urbano, J., Hinzer, A., Shuryak, I., Wang, E., Hashmi, R., … Welch, D. (2025). Susceptibility of microbes to far-UVC light (222 nm) on spacecraft and cleanroom surfaces. Microbiology Spectrum. doi:10.1128/spectrum.02276-25

Ancient Mars Climate With a Polar Ocean and Ice Sheet Dynamics

Schmidt, F., Way, M. J., Quiquet, A., Aleinov, I., & Dumas, C. (2025). Ancient Mars Climate With a Polar Ocean and Ice Sheet Dynamics. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 130(10), None. doi:10.1029/2025je008970

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