by Evan Nelles Henderson | Jun 25, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries
You’re probably used to seeing tabloids in the checkout aisle of the grocery store claiming all sorts of wild things. The scandals of life on Earth are abundant, and it seems like the rest of the solar system isn’t any different. Although you might not see their pictures on the front covers of any gossip magazines, Uranus and Neptune may not be what you think. Allegedly, these “ice giant” planets have a piping-hot secret that the authors of today’s paper are exposing.
by Evan Nelles Henderson | Apr 6, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries
Whether you’re a six-year-old scouring the backyard on Easter morning, or an exoplanet astronomer with observing time on the James Webb Space Telescope, nothing beats the feeling of finding what you’re looking for. So, you can imagine the authors of today’s paper were pretty excited when they received their transmission spectroscopy data of the sub-Neptune known as TOI-270d.
by Evan Nelles Henderson | Feb 17, 2026 | Daily Paper Summaries
We use bottles, and sometimes a Brita, but how do planets store their water? The authors of today’s paper made a model to find out, and to evaluate whether certain planets are good at hanging on to their water or not.
