Things that go bump in the outer solar system
Dive into the weeds of modeling the small bodies in the far reaches of the solar system.
Dive into the weeds of modeling the small bodies in the far reaches of the solar system.
Summary of the Malaysian Astronomy session at IAUS 377, the first IAU conference in Southeast Asia since 1990!
Think comets are simply just ice and rock? You’ll be surprised at the range of interactions in their atmospheres. Find out more at Prof. Dennis Bodewits’ #AAS240 plenary talk!
What if a planet-killer type asteroid would impact Earth in six months time? How could we go about preventing such an existential threat?
Where do interstellar objects come from? And how many should we expect to find every year?
We report on Day 3 of the virtual winter AAS meeting.