The Secret to a Steady Relationship in the Kuiper Belt
Survival rates of Kuiper Belt Objects with binary companions are used to determine the history of the Solar System.
Living a (Solar System) Lifetime in Color
What can the colors of Kuiper Belt Objects tell us about how the Solar System formed and evolved?
A Delicate Binary Dance
The mere existence of a binary asteroid near Jupiter can enlighten us to conditions in the early Solar System and shake up what we thought we knew about this time period!
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.
Stealing from the Solar System: the Effects of a Stellar Fly-By
Steep density drop-offs and orbits with high inclinations and eccentricities are just a few of the mysterious features in the outer reaches of our Solar System – can a single stellar fly-by help explain all of them?
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Debra Fischer
Most of the known exoplanets resemble “hot Jupiters” because they’re bigger and easier to find. But how can we find Earth-like planets? Check out Dr. Debra Fischer’s plenary talk at #AAS232 to learn more about the “Past, Present, and Future” of exoplanet science.