This paper describes an incredibly variable brown dwarf. To fit this variability with models, a combination of thick clouds and clearer areas are needed. This means that there are big dusty storms that cover large fractions of 2M2139’s surface!
Don’t wish upon a shooting star; wish upon a shooting planet.
How do you measure a black hole’s rotation? Jets might be the answer!
Where should astronomers look to find terrestrial planets? Raymond et al. argue that debris disks are signposts of terrestrial planet formation.
Just as seismologists determine the structure of the Earth through surface vibrations, so asteroseismologists do the same for stars
The First Kepler Science Conference is occurring this week at NASA Ames. Check out this summary of the conference to learn about the exciting results from the Kepler mission.