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Astrophysical Classics: Evidence for Europa’s Subsurface Ocean
Let’s take a trip back to 1979 to check out the first signs of an ocean hidden deep beneath Europa’s icy shell.
Changing with the Tide
The authors of today’s paper study the star WASP 12 and its hot Jupiter WASP 12b. They investigate the changing of the planet’s orbit and its cause.
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What Should We Assume?
Astronomers need to rely on assumptions sometimes. How do we make sure they don’t get us into trouble?
Teaching Machines to find Fast Radio Bursts
Researchers send fast radio burst terminators back in time…kind of.
Directly measuring the mass of an imaged planet
Extremely accurate measurements of the position of β Pictoris from the Hipparcos and Gaia satellites allow the direct measurement of the mass of the imaged planet β Pic b.
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