Viability of Inhabiting the Galilean Moons
When the day comes for humans to develop permanent places to live on other worlds, we’ll probably start with the Moon or Mars. How feasible would it be to live on the moons of Jupiter too?
Cloudy with a chance of wind
How does gravity tell us about the winds in a planet’s atmosphere? Read on to find out!
Why are Jupiter and Saturn Spinning so Slowly??
Our gas giants spin slower than one might expect. Turns out gas giants outside of our solar system are also slower than originally what we might have thought! Today’s astrobite answers the question: What’s up with dat?
Heating up the guts of gas giants
Hot Jupiters are eponymously hot from outside. How does this heat affect their atmospheres and deep interiors?
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.
Giant Planets, don’t let a windy day ruin your childhood
Recently, it has been proposed that pebbles play a crucial in the formation of rocky cores that are large enough to accrue a large atmosphere and become gas giants like Jupiter. Do strong magnetic winds make things more difficult?