Phosphine in Venus!
Who is phosphine and why do we care? Have we found alien life? or is it just rock farts? This astrobite summarizes the Nature paper describing the detection and potential implications of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus.
Can We Look Forward to Vacations on TRAPPIST-1?
We discovered Earth-like planets but are they the next destination for human life?
Rocks Go Wild: How to Make a Solar System
How do you form Mercury, Venus, Earth AND Mars? The answer may surprise you! (or not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
An Alternative to Planet 9: Maybe there is nothing special
Planet 9. Everyone’s favorite yet to be discovered planet; famously predicted to exist due to the aligned orbits of TNOs. Today’s paper explores the question, is a Planet 9 really the most likely scenario to explain these orbits?
You Spin Me Right Round: A Magnetic Avalanche in the Solar Corona
Can a chain reaction in the magnetic field supply the energy to keep the solar atmosphere at a temperature of several million Kelvin?
Our Solar System: Another Planet or Another Disk?
Can a giant, dense disk at the outer reaches of our Solar System explain a perplexing set of observations? Read on to find out more!