Introducing: Astronomers for Planet Earth
Introducing the Astronomers for Planet Earth and their open letter to the astronomy community.
How Much Water Did The Asteroid Belt Send to Earth?
Special Delivery! Could the Earth’s water have arrived from the asteroid belt?
Terrestrial analogs: A slice of Mars in your own backyard
Sites on Earth that are similar to geologic features on other planets can be studied to better understand other worlds and even prepare for future exploration.
Phosphine in Venus!
Who is phosphine and why do we care? Have we found alien life? or is it just rock farts? This astrobite summarizes the Nature paper describing the detection and potential implications of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus.
Rocks Go Wild: How to Make a Solar System
How do you form Mercury, Venus, Earth AND Mars? The answer may surprise you! (or not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger
We sit down with Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger, the 236th AAS Meeting’s Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer to discuss her quest to find life on other planets using the information we know about our own.