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![An artist’s impression of the exoplanet WASP-17b, which may contain clouds of quartz in its atmosphere.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UpUv9osGoBZSMgMkgDNJZ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UpUv9osGoBZSMgMkgDNJZ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UpUv9osGoBZSMgMkgDNJZ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UpUv9osGoBZSMgMkgDNJZ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UpUv9osGoBZSMgMkgDNJZ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UpUv9osGoBZSMgMkgDNJZ-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UpUv9osGoBZSMgMkgDNJZ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4UpUv9osGoBZSMgMkgDNJZ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
James Webb telescope detects alien planet with clouds made of quartz
By Joanna Thompson published
The exoplanet WASP-17b's atmosphere is full of quartz clouds, according to a new James Webb Space Telescope observations.
![Much of the universe is made of of matter that we can't see.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWmBZ9UC8ENLCQkv8XeC9W-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWmBZ9UC8ENLCQkv8XeC9W-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWmBZ9UC8ENLCQkv8XeC9W-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWmBZ9UC8ENLCQkv8XeC9W-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWmBZ9UC8ENLCQkv8XeC9W-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWmBZ9UC8ENLCQkv8XeC9W-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWmBZ9UC8ENLCQkv8XeC9W-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWmBZ9UC8ENLCQkv8XeC9W-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Oldest radio-wave explosion ever found could be used to weigh the universe, astronomers say
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers traced a mysterious radio source to three merging galaxies 8 billion light-years away. Studying it could help uncover the universe's missing matter.
![This artist's concept depicts NASA's InSight lander after it has deployed its instruments on the Martian surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UMNXQ4mPEGS7B9s6BqjAu5-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UMNXQ4mPEGS7B9s6BqjAu5-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UMNXQ4mPEGS7B9s6BqjAu5-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UMNXQ4mPEGS7B9s6BqjAu5-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UMNXQ4mPEGS7B9s6BqjAu5-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UMNXQ4mPEGS7B9s6BqjAu5-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UMNXQ4mPEGS7B9s6BqjAu5-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UMNXQ4mPEGS7B9s6BqjAu5-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Scientists finally solve mystery of strongest Marsquake ever detected
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The strongest recorded Marsquake, which rattled for six hours in May 2022, left no visible traces on the Red Planet surface. Now, scientists think they know what caused it.
![This illustration shows one possible scenario for the hot, rocky exoplanet called 55 Cancri e, which is nearly two times as wide as Earth. New data from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope show that the planet has extreme temperature swings.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yShq5z5vK2gPL2g52TtpLo-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Mysterious signals from 'hell planet' 40 light-years from Earth could finally be solved by James Webb Space Telescope
By Paul Sutter published
The hellish super-Earth '55 Cancri e' may be constantly losing and re-growing its atmosphere, a new study of the planet's strange transit signals suggests.
![Illustration of a rocky asteroid belt with a bright sun in the distance](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4WBkuUqDUNHPSXaVGUetsb-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4WBkuUqDUNHPSXaVGUetsb-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4WBkuUqDUNHPSXaVGUetsb-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4WBkuUqDUNHPSXaVGUetsb-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4WBkuUqDUNHPSXaVGUetsb-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4WBkuUqDUNHPSXaVGUetsb-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4WBkuUqDUNHPSXaVGUetsb-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4WBkuUqDUNHPSXaVGUetsb-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Nearby asteroid may contain elements 'beyond the periodic table', new study suggests
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Naturally occurring superheavy elements beyond those listed in the periodic table could potentially explain why asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is so dense, new research suggests.
![Astronaut floating in space near Earth and moon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ji4Q7GwekcYPzQ3z7eNXcM-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ji4Q7GwekcYPzQ3z7eNXcM-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ji4Q7GwekcYPzQ3z7eNXcM-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ji4Q7GwekcYPzQ3z7eNXcM-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ji4Q7GwekcYPzQ3z7eNXcM-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ji4Q7GwekcYPzQ3z7eNXcM-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ji4Q7GwekcYPzQ3z7eNXcM-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ji4Q7GwekcYPzQ3z7eNXcM-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Scientists propose 'missing' law for the evolution of everything in the universe
By Patrick Pester published
The "law of increasing functional information" says that complex systems in nature evolve to become more complex.
![This mosaic shows part of the Noctis Labyrinthus region, the ‘Labyrinth of the Night’, on Mars. It was composed by Bill Dunford using scenes available in the Mars Express image archive, HRSCview.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Do9WUKtEqqrT4mM9BVh49V-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Do9WUKtEqqrT4mM9BVh49V-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Do9WUKtEqqrT4mM9BVh49V-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Do9WUKtEqqrT4mM9BVh49V-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Do9WUKtEqqrT4mM9BVh49V-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Do9WUKtEqqrT4mM9BVh49V-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Do9WUKtEqqrT4mM9BVh49V-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Do9WUKtEqqrT4mM9BVh49V-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Soar through the 'Labyrinth of Night' — a Martian canyon the size of Italy — in thrilling new satellite video
By Briley Lewis published
See Mars' geology up close, thanks to decades of stunning images from the Mars Express satellite, in a new visualization of Noctis Labyrinthus, the 'Labyrinth of Night'.
![Illustration of an outburst on an ultramagnetic neutron star, also called a magnetar.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cdsamFvz2KSv545PDdwrvh-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cdsamFvz2KSv545PDdwrvh-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cdsamFvz2KSv545PDdwrvh-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cdsamFvz2KSv545PDdwrvh-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cdsamFvz2KSv545PDdwrvh-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cdsamFvz2KSv545PDdwrvh-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cdsamFvz2KSv545PDdwrvh-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cdsamFvz2KSv545PDdwrvh-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Ultra-powerful plasma 'blades' could slice entire stars in half, new paper suggests
By Paul Sutter published
Stars could be sliced in half by "relativistic blades," or ultra-powerful outflows of plasma shaped by extremely strong magnetic fields, an unpublished paper claims.
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