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Our Icy Planetary Relatives: Special Slushies?

Our Icy Planetary Relatives: Special Slushies?

by Guest | Sep 9, 2022 | Course Assignments, Daily Paper Summaries

The author’s of today’s paper found that planets are made of unappetizing slushies!

We don’t need Planet 9!

We don’t need Planet 9!

by Sabina Sagynbayeva | Aug 29, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

The authors of today’s paper decided to take a less radical approach into investigating the trans-Neptunian objects. Maybe we don’t need Planet 9 after all?

Aluminum in Action: Are Rockier Exoplanets More Common than We Think?

Aluminum in Action: Are Rockier Exoplanets More Common than We Think?

by Aldo Panfichi | Jan 24, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

It is theorized that the radioactive decay of Aluminum-26 could provide enough heat to dehydrate terrestrial planetesimals as they form, leading to rockier exoplanets. But is this effect significant enough to alter how common we believe rocky exoplanets are in the Galaxy? Find out by reading today’s bite!

Bringing a Scale Model Solar System to CU Boulder

Bringing a Scale Model Solar System to CU Boulder

by James Negus | Jan 19, 2022 | Outreach

CU Boulder Brings New Scale Model Solar System To Campus

Astrobites at DPS 2021: Part 2

Astrobites at DPS 2021: Part 2

by Briley Lewis | Oct 9, 2021 | Current Events

We’re covering this week’s AAS Division for Planetary Sciences meeting! Check out our highlights of the conference.

Astrobites at DPS 2021: Part 1

Astrobites at DPS 2021: Part 1

by Astrobites | Oct 6, 2021 | Current Events

We’re covering this week’s AAS Division for Planetary Sciences meeting! Check out theshighlights of the conference.

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