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Formalde-hyde and Seek

Formalde-hyde and Seek

by Jenny Calahan | Aug 1, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s bite explores the origins of complex molecules within protoplanetary disks, focusing on formaldehyde.

Rocks Go Wild: How to Make a Solar System

Rocks Go Wild: How to Make a Solar System

by Jenny Calahan | May 29, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

How do you form Mercury, Venus, Earth AND Mars? The answer may surprise you! (or not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

An Alternative to Planet 9: Maybe there is nothing special

An Alternative to Planet 9: Maybe there is nothing special

by Jenny Calahan | Apr 18, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

Planet 9. Everyone’s favorite yet to be discovered planet; famously predicted to exist due to the aligned orbits of TNOs. Today’s paper explores the question, is a Planet 9 really the most likely scenario to explain these orbits?

Spin-teresting Effects of Binary Star Formation

Spin-teresting Effects of Binary Star Formation

by Jenny Calahan | Dec 18, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

We see that many stars have a buddy star or two i.e. they are a binary or multi-star system. This paper addresses the question: How in the heck does that happen?

A Discovery of a Triple AGN System

A Discovery of a Triple AGN System

by Jenny Calahan | Oct 25, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s astrobite explores a newly detected triple AGN system.

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