Bad Weather on Uranus
A bright spot on Uranus triggered an international push to figure out what exactly was going on. Here is a first look at the bizarre weather patters in the atmosphere of our distance neighbor.
Dry Out Super-Earths via Giant Impacts
A dry planet and one with a thick atmosphere close together seems to be very weird. How about smashing one with a huge impactor?
Small, but powerful
Earth’s atmosphere is about 100 times less massive than Venus’ atmosphere. This gave rise to the idea that Earth had a more massive atmosphere, which got then depleted by impacts. This Astrobite discusses what would have been the optimal impactor size.
Estimating the number of intelligent civilizations from planet formation rates
By combining galaxy formation histories and planet formation models, we can estimate the number of potential civilizations in our Universe.
Nature’s Starships Vol. II – A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Bloody Cold Beginnings
How and where did the first organic molecules emerge? Sophisticated chemistry models for the synthesis of amino acids within planetesimals can help us to decipher these mysteries.
Flinging Asteroids into the Habitable Zone
Planets in binary star systems can receive a sizable amount of water from asteroids getting perturbed out of their orbits