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The Atmosphere Of K2-18 b: The Role Of Hazes, Clouds And Photoelectrons

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Spectral Map Making With SPHEREx

Astrochemistry

Spectral Map Making With SPHEREx

Interstellar Stereoisomerism

Astrochemistry

Interstellar Stereoisomerism

GJ 523b Is A Massive, 170 Myr-old Mega-Earth, Likely On A Polar Orbit

Exoplanets, -moons, -comets

GJ 523b Is A Massive, 170 Myr-old Mega-Earth, Likely On A Polar Orbit

A Planetary Illusion’s Funeral: Non-detection of a Gaia DR3 Exoplanet Candidate, and the Role of Intermediate-precision Radial Velocities in Gaia Exoplanet Follow-up

Exoplanets, -moons, -comets

A Planetary Illusion’s Funeral: Non-detection of a Gaia DR3 Exoplanet Candidate, and the Role of Intermediate-precision Radial Velocities in Gaia Exoplanet Follow-up

Benchmarking Astrochemistry Paradigms: Relative Absence of C6H5CN+ in the Diffuse ISM

Astrochemistry

Benchmarking Astrochemistry Paradigms: Relative Absence of C6H5CN+ in the Diffuse ISM

Isotopic Signature of Organic Molecules from Beyond the Solar System: An Enriched Methane D/H Ratio in the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

Astrochemistry

Isotopic Signature of Organic Molecules from Beyond the Solar System: An Enriched Methane D/H Ratio in the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

Optical Vortex Phase Masks for the Detection of Habitable Worlds

Astronomy & Telescopes

Optical Vortex Phase Masks for the Detection of Habitable Worlds

HiDef Neighbors: Solar System Objects As Exoplanet Analogs I. Gaseous Objects, Planets, Planetary Systems, And Small Bodies

Exoplanets, -moons, -comets

HiDef Neighbors: Solar System Objects As Exoplanet Analogs I. Gaseous Objects, Planets, Planetary Systems, And Small Bodies

Exoplanet Search and Characterization with the Proposed POET Canadian Space Mission

Exoplanets, -moons, -comets

Exoplanet Search and Characterization with the Proposed POET Canadian Space Mission

The Lazuli Space Observatory: Architecture & Capabilities

Astronomy & Telescopes

The Lazuli Space Observatory: Architecture & Capabilities

Automatic Search For Transiting Planets In TESS-SPOC FFIs With RAVEN: Over 100 Newly Validated Planets And Over 2000 Vetted Candidates

Exoplanets, -moons, -comets

Automatic Search For Transiting Planets In TESS-SPOC FFIs With RAVEN: Over 100 Newly Validated Planets And Over 2000 Vetted Candidates

The SPHEREx Ices Investigation: An Overview

Missions & Hardware

The SPHEREx Ices Investigation: An Overview

First Detection of the Glycine Isomer Glycolamide in Hot Molecular Core

Astrochemistry

First Detection of the Glycine Isomer Glycolamide in Hot Molecular Core

Observations Of Exocomets

Comets and Asteroids

Observations Of Exocomets

Retrieving the Red Edge on Earth-like Planets with Heterogeneous Clouds and Surfaces

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Retrieving the Red Edge on Earth-like Planets with Heterogeneous Clouds and Surfaces

High-resolution mid-IR Spectroscopy of SVS 13-A with EXES/SOFIA: The Surprisingly High CH3OH/H2O Ratio In The Planet-forming Zone Of A Solar Mass Protostar

Astrochemistry

High-resolution mid-IR Spectroscopy of SVS 13-A with EXES/SOFIA: The Surprisingly High CH3OH/H2O Ratio In The Planet-forming Zone Of A Solar Mass Protostar

A Century of Radial Velocity and Astrometric Monitoring of 70 Oph AB: New PFS Data and Constraints on Planetary Companions

Exoplanets, -moons, -comets

A Century of Radial Velocity and Astrometric Monitoring of 70 Oph AB: New PFS Data and Constraints on Planetary Companions

National Academies of Science Space Science Week 2026 – Astrobiology Update

Conferences and Meetings

National Academies of Science Space Science Week 2026 – Astrobiology Update

JWST Edge-on Disk Ice (JEDIce): Program Overview And Ice Survey Results

Astrochemistry

JWST Edge-on Disk Ice (JEDIce): Program Overview And Ice Survey Results