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an exoneptune with its star

Neptune-like exoplanet spotted that has a watery atmosphere

11 May 2017

Signs of water in a gas giant exoplanet’s atmosphere suggest the world formed much closer to its star than gas giants in our solar system did

Abstract image of two glowing orbs surrounded by spirals of light

Wiggling atom probes buddy molecule without disturbing it

10 May 2017

Physicists can observe complex molecules without disrupting them by linking them up to a charged atom, giving a new way to probe fundamental physics

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