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September 2025 research papers and news items

Some interesting research on Mars, the possibility of a Mars mass planet in the outer solar system to investigate too a “Planet Y.” It could be that Trappist e has an atmosphere too.

Research papers

Evolution of Steam Worlds Energetic Aspects

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/add935

Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater, Mars

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09413-0

A Paleoarchaean impact crater in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-57558-3

JWST-TST DREAMS: NIRSpec/PRISM Transmission Spectroscopy of the Habitable Zone Planet TRAPPIST-1 e

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/adf42e

New clues about comet 3I/ATLAS revealed in older images

Precovery Observations of 3IATLAS from TESS Suggest Possible Distant Activity

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/adfd4d

Planet Y, A Mars Mass object out in the Kuiper belt but well inside the proposed "Planet 9"?

Measuring the mean plane of the distant Kuiper belt

https://academic.oup.com/mnrasl/article/543/1/L27/8239273

The phylogenetic position of the Yunxian cranium elucidates the origin of Homo longi and the Denisovans

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado9202

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Interesting News items

Planet Y? A Mars mass planet at 100-200Au?

https://earthsky.org/space/planet-y-hiding-solar-system-kuiper-belt/

Glad its up and running

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-esa-restores-communications-with-juice-at-venus

Trappist 1e

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-looks-at-earth-sized-habitable-zone-exoplanet-trappist-1-e/

Wow! A satellite so bright it could damage your eyes? Will it really improve solar power? I can see how it could be useful in a big disaster or power cut.

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/new-kind-of-satellite-could-damage-eyes/

Probably as interesting a place as Pluto

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/makemakes-secret-finally-revealed

Yes I've lost count, but some amazing planets discovered.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-tally-of-planets-outside-our-solar-system-reaches-6000/

Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests

https://theconversation.com/hobbits-of-flores-evolved-to-be-small-by-slowing-down-growth-during-childhood-new-research-on-teeth-and-brain-size-suggests-261257

One of the oldest forests in Cairo, New York

Scientists have discovered the world's oldest forest—and its radical impact on life