Heading to Titan? Bring a Swiffer!
Titan might actually be more akin to Mars and Earth than we first thought.
Going Against the Galactic Flow
An intriguing subset of galaxies exhibit counter-rotating components, that go against the flow of the majority of the stars. Today’s paper examines two such galaxies and reaches a different conclusion about each of them.
The strange case of quiescent and dusty
A series of papers between two research groups, investigating the nature of an unusual distant galaxy.
Discovery of water ice in the shadows of Ceres
How does water ice survive on Ceres when it has no atmosphere? Find out in today’s astrobite.
Measuring Masses with Microlensing: A White Dwarf Magnifying Glass
An exciting white dwarf microlensing event is predicted to happen on November 11th, 2019! Today’s paper explains how this prediction was made and what we could learn from the microlensing event about the mass-radius relation of white dwarfs.
Best exoplanet destinations for mountain climbers
An novel method that could add texture to other worlds.