Short Wave

This distant planet has wild weather and gemstone clouds

May 29, 2026·9 min·4-min readconversationalscience
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In this episode of NPR's Shortwave, science correspondent Katia Riddle and host Regina Barber (joined by All Things Considered’s Scott Detrow) explore recent space science discoveries, from Neptune’s moon Naiad and its clues about the solar system’s origins to weather patterns on a distan

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Katia Riddle

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Katia RiddleRegina BarberScott DetrowMatthew BeliakovShagnik MukherjeeMaria Steinruck

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James Webb Space Telescope

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Science AdvancesScience

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Artificial IntelligenceAstronomyClimate ChangeResearchScientific MethodSpace ExplorationTech News

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