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A Lunar Mystery Solved, with the Earth as the Culprit

A Lunar Mystery Solved, with the Earth as the Culprit

by Nick Ballering | Jun 23, 2014 | Daily Paper Summaries

Heat from the proto-Earth may have caused the difference in the Moon’s far- and near-side crust thicknesses.

How Easily Do Carbon-Rich Planets Form?

How Easily Do Carbon-Rich Planets Form?

by Nick Ballering | May 26, 2014 | Daily Paper Summaries

A new model simulates the composition of growing planetesimals in an evolving protoplanetary disk. The model predicts that carbon-rich terrestrial planets can form more easily than previously thought.

Kepler Discovers a Self-Lensing Star System

Kepler Discovers a Self-Lensing Star System

by Nick Ballering | Apr 28, 2014 | Daily Paper Summaries

Kepler finds the signature of a transiting white dwarf. Instead blocking the light of its companion star, the white dwarf magnifies it, creating a light curve that periodically brightens.

Can Planets Maintain Vega’s Debris Disks?

Can Planets Maintain Vega’s Debris Disks?

by Nick Ballering | Mar 31, 2014 | Daily Paper Summaries

Vega’s system of debris disks can be explained by a series of planets that constantly transport material inwards towards the star.

Kepler 2.0

Kepler 2.0

by Nick Ballering | Mar 3, 2014 | Current Events

The Kepler Space Telescope gets a promising second chance with a new mission called “K2”.

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