Solar System Exoplanets Are Young, Too December 22, 2018 Observations cause a major upset in planet formation theory, and the time needed for evolution. CONTINUE READING
Astronomy Giant Planet Sends Planetologists Scrambling November 3, 2017 Secular astronomers are experts in telling the public about things that are observed but should not exist. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Hot Jupiters Exasperate Astronomers February 24, 2016 Nothing has been more upsetting to comfortable theory than the discovery of hot Jupiters around other stars. CONTINUE READING
Cosmology Entropy in Space Seen at All Scales October 22, 2015 Entropy at all scales: clearly seen. Creation of order: not so much. CONTINUE READING
Solar System New Thoughts on Habitable Planets October 9, 2015 Astrobiologists are trying to standardize the requirements for habitable planets. Do they get them all? CONTINUE READING
Solar System Planet Recipe Cooked Up August 24, 2015 Just add pebbles, stir, and get a planet. Is it real science, or just a game show? CONTINUE READING
Solar System Reality Check: Favored Planet Theory Dries Up July 26, 2014 Three "hot Jupiters" sing "how dry I am," casting serious doubt on the leading theory of planet formation. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Start Over: The Evolution of Planets Is All Wrong July 5, 2014 Ideas about planetary evolution are so far off base with observations of exoplanets, it's time to wipe the slate clean. CONTINUE READING
Astronomy Astrobiology Hopes Dim with Exoplanet Findings June 3, 2014 Harsh "space weather" around dim red dwarf stars may make planets uninhabitable. "Godzilla Earths" may not fare much better. CONTINUE READING
Amazing Facts More Evidence Our Solar System Is Uniquely Suited for Life October 16, 2012 With over 2,000 extrasolar planets found around nearly as many stars, there's still no place like home. CONTINUE READING
Astronomy Turning Astrobiology Surprises Into Evolutionary Fiction September 2, 2012 There's never been a surprise that a good astrobiologist hasn't been able to spin into an evolutionary tale. CONTINUE READING