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An artist's conception of GJ 1214 b. Although the sub-Neptune planet has been studied by astronomers for more than a decade, its opaque atmosphere has made it difficult to gain an understanding of its makeup until now. JWST enabled a team of astronomers to study its atmosphere in never-before-seen detail, revealing a highly reflective world with a steamy atmosphere. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC).

May 10, 2023

JWST reveals elusive planet’s reflective atmosphere

Asteroid Ryugu captured with Hayabusa2’s Optical Navigation Camera - Telescopic (ONC-T) on July 20, 2018 at around 16:00 JST. Image credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University, University of Aizu, AIST.

February 24, 2023

Organic molecules found on first primitive asteroid sample returned to Earth

Illustration showing Earth's differentiated layers.

February 15, 2023

What do early Earth’s core formation and drip coffee have in common?

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Rick Carlson on Granite Peak

December 30, 2021

Campus News

Letter from Richard Carlson: A look back on 41 years of scientific development and discovery at the Earth and Planets Laboratory

NASA Auriga AB

April 05, 2022

Campus News

Direct images of young exoplanet points to controversial disk instability theory

Artist's concept of exoplanetary system.

March 30, 2022

Campus News

Science fiction meets science reality during the 2022 Neighborhood Lecture Series

JWST Mirror

February 08, 2022

Campus News

Letter from the Director | February 2022

Lara Wagner, Christy Till, Gaspar Monsalve, and Agustin Cardona travel in February 2020 to Colombia to prepare for the MUSICA project.

January 13, 2022

Campus News

Applications reopen for MUSICA teacher workshop

Jens Barosch studies a sample of the Ryugu meteorite under a microscope on campus.

September 06, 2022

Spotlight

Jens Barosch studies stardust to understand our Solar System

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