One (solar system) catalogue to aid them all
Based on colour alone, can we distinguish between a rocky, icy and gaseous planet?
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?
Moonlets: The Moon’s Assembly Line
Astronomers have long believed the Moon formed from a giant impact. Are multiple medium-sized impacts a better explanation?
A ‘Breathing’ Comet
The Rosetta orbiter sent back lots of mystifying data from its time spent following the comet 67P/C-G. Today we focus on just one of its discoveries: molecular oxygen in the comet’s coma.
Like a Captured Stone: How did Pluto Settle in its Peculiar Orbit?
We dive back into one of the earliest studies of the outer solar system that helped us understand how four gas giants playing a chaotic game of catch could have knocked Pluto into its topsy-turvy orbit.