The April Fools Paper Review Process – 2023
There is a tradition in Astronomy to post silly science papers to the arXiv on Aprils Fools day. We’ve collected them all for 2023 and provided some “peer review”
The Moon and its Giant Impact
After another planet slammed into young Earth, the Moon formed in Earth’s new ring, right? Right?… Well, time to challenge what you know about how the Moon came to be.
Detecting Gravitational Waves with the Moon
How can the Moon be used to detect gravitational waves? Find out in today’s featured paper!
The bigger they are, the smaller their moons?
Can bigger planets form bigger moons when whacked with bigger rocks? Maybe not!
How the Moon helped mold the Earth into a habitable potato
How did the Earth keep from freezing over under a faint young Sun 4 billion years ago, and what could it have to do with potatoes and the Moon?!
A Moon’s Moon?!
Is it possible for moons to have moons? Today’s authors look at our own solar system for answers!