Astrobites Airlines: We’re going to Planet 9!
Welcome aboard the Astrobites Airlines with service from the Earth to Planet 9! Get ready for a long and exciting journey to the outer Solar System!
Rewriting the geologic history of Mars one megaflood at a time
The rocks explored by the Curiosity Rover in Gale Crater are sure signs of the past presence of water on the red planet, but how did they form? The prevailing view has been a long-lasting lake environment, potentially suitable for life, but today’s paper offers a much more dramatic explanation.
Tholin-flavored layer cake on Titan
A new two-layer model of radar scattering seeks to explain the unique properties of various terrains on Saturn’s largest moon.
Formation of Red Dwarf Exoplanets
New simulations reveal the rapid formation of planets around low-mass, red dwarf stars.
A Long Drive to Outer Space? Put Gravitational Waves on the Radio!
Space probes to the outer solar system take more than a decade to get there. But that doesn’t mean we have to sit and wait – we can use them to try and detect gravitational waves!
A Moon’s Moon?!
Is it possible for moons to have moons? Today’s authors look at our own solar system for answers!