• RSS
  • Submit a Guest Post
  • Undergraduates: Submit your Research!
  • Suggest a Paper Topic!
astrobites
  • About
    • About Astrobites
    • Meet the Authors
    • Statement of Inclusivity
    • Copyright & Permissions
  • Latest Research
    • Daily Paper Summaries
    • Classics
    • Undergrad Research
    • Physical Review Coverage
  • Beyond astro-ph
    • Beyond astro-ph Library
    • Interviews
    • Career Navigation
    • Personal Experiences
    • Current Events
    • Teaching with Astrobites
  • Guides
    • EM Spectrum
    • Galaxies & AGNs
    • Spectroscopy and Spectral Lines
    • Adaptive Optics
    • Gravitational Waves
    • Transient Astronomy
    • Astrophysical Software
    • Graduate School
    • Writing a personal statement for grad apps
    • First Observing Run
    • …More Guides!
Select Page
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.

« Older Entries
Next Entries »

Loading

Follow our socials

  • Bluesky
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed

More Posts About

AAS AGN astronomy astrophysics binary stars black holes cosmology dark matter dwarf galaxies exoplanets galaxies galaxy evolution gravitational waves habitability JWST Kepler Milky Way observations planetary science planet formation protoplanetary disks radio astronomy simulations solar system spectroscopy star formation stars stellar evolution supernovae theory

Posts by Category

  • Accessibility
  • Applications
  • Beyond
  • Book Reviews
  • Career Navigation
  • Classics
  • Climate Change
  • Course Assignments
  • Crossposts
  • Current Events
  • Daily Paper Summaries
  • Game Reviews
  • Guides
  • Historical Astronomy
  • Instrumentation
  • Interviews
  • Outreach
  • Personal Experiences
  • PRJ
  • Quick Notes
  • Satellites
  • Teaching
  • Undergraduate Research

More Astronomy

  • AAS
  • AAS Nova
  • astro-ph
  • AstroBetter
  • APOD

Read Astrobites in Other Languages

  • Astrobitos (Spanish)
  • Astropontos (Portuguese)
  • staryab (Farsi)

Listen to Astrobites

  • astro[sound]bites

Discover More Incredible Science

  • ScienceBites Network
  • RSS

© 2026 Astrobites | All Rights Reserved | Supported by AAS | Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress