Table Salt detected on Europa!
Using a spectrometer on the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have detected sodium chloride, a.k.a., table salt, on the surface of Europa!
The Beating Heart(-Shaped Region) of Pluto
Like human, like dwarf planet – it turns out Pluto’s heart has a “heartbeat.”
Titan’s icy alley: An elusive surface revealed
Understanding Titan’s surface is no easy task. A 2019 study indicates an unusual ice-rich feature on this moon of Saturn.
The Nobel-Winning Discovery of 51 Pegasi b
Last week, the Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of the first exoplanet found around a sun-like star. Come learn about how they did it, and why this was such a big deal!
Cloudy with a chance of wind
How does gravity tell us about the winds in a planet’s atmosphere? Read on to find out!
Looking at Stars but Seeing the Kuiper Belt
A low-cost survey found the first kilometer-sized Kuiper Belt Object using stellar occultations and clever analysis.