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15 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• JWST Reveals Ancient Water Ice and CO2 Patterns on Jupiter's Moon Callisto · New JWST data reveals complex water ice and carbon dioxide distributions on Jupiter's moon Callisto.
• China Postpones Ambitious Chang'e-7 Lunar Mission Launch · China's space agency delays the Chang'e-7 moon mission due to unmet launch conditions.
• NASA Curiosity Rover Discovers Massive Field of Polygonal Fractures on Mars · NASA's Curiosity rover captured a first-time ground-level view of massive polygonal mud cracks in Gale Crater.
• New Study Suggests Earth's Magnetosphere May Not Protect Us from Superstorms · A new paper suggests regression to the mean causes scientists to underestimate solar storm severity.
• Lab Experiments Show Strong Magnetic Fields Suppress Stellar Eruptions · International team provides first experimental evidence that strong magnetic fields can completely suppress coronal mass ejections on active stars.
• Rapid Stellar Spin Explains Dimming Flares in Repeating Black Hole Events · Astrophysicists attribute progressive dimming in repeating black hole flares to the initial rapid spin of captured stars.
• New Solar System Models Suggest Earth Is Not a Cosmic Fluke · New simulations indicate Earth's formation is a natural outcome of planetary evolution, not a rare accident.
• Interplanetary Spacecraft Reveal Hidden Solar Ejection Component · A network of 17 spacecraft detected a dangerous, Earth-hidden component of a coronal mass ejection in December 2024.
• China's Chang'e-7 Mission Targets Moon's South Pole for Water Ice Access · China's Chang'e-7 mission aims to locate and characterize accessible water ice in permanently shadowed lunar craters.
• Japan launches MMX probe to Mars moons in October · JAXA launches unmanned MMX probe to Mars moons Phobos and Deimos on October 20.
• Practical Interstellar Propulsion: Solar, Magnetic, and Laser Sails · A series examines practical interstellar travel concepts using solar, magnetic, and laser-driven sails.
• New Global Sand Dune Map Helps Decode Mars Climate · Monash University researchers create the most complete digital map of Earth's sand dunes to aid planetary science.
• Astronomers Detect Sulfur Molecules Around Rare B[e] Supergiant Star · Astronomers using ALMA detected sulfur monoxide and dioxide around the rare massive star HD 87643 for the first time.
• NASA cancels Swift telescope rescue mission due to spacecraft control issues · NASA and Katalyst Space abort Swift Observatory rescue mission due to spacecraft control problems.
• Scientists Propose $150 Million Lunar Radio Telescope to Detect Alien Signals · Researchers propose the LFT3 mission to build a radio telescope on the moon's far side before human interference blocks the view.