Solar System Uranus and Neptune in the News December 12, 2024 The blue planets beyond Saturn made headlines recently. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Young Saturn Refuses Billions May 26, 2021 Planetary scientists are trying hard to get Saturn and its moons to take billions of years, to no avail. CONTINUE READING
Solar System News for Saturn-Day October 5, 2019 This entry scours some of the latest papers from Cassini for statements about the age of Saturn and its rings and inner moons. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Planet Party Busted by Triton November 16, 2017 Theories can be like parties with tantalizing speculations until big, whopping anomalies spoil the fun. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Cassini Gets Higher Look at Saturn's Youth December 10, 2016 Now entering its final dramatic high orbits, the Cassini spacecraft is finding unexpected things for an assumed old planet. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Solar System Puzzles Needing Explanation June 11, 2015 Here are some of the latest observations that are baffling planetary scientists. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Moon's Stabilizing Influence Depends on Star Size October 15, 2014 A connection between multiple factors was noted in a recent model of how a moon helps a planet remain habitable. CONTINUE READING
Astronomy Bimbo Eruptions in the Solar System April 6, 2013 Planetary origin theories come across as popular and charismatic, till some little moon pops off and says, "Yoo-hoo! Remember me?" CONTINUE READING
Astronomy Astronomy Grab Bag December 29, 2012 For year's end, here's a clean-out of astronomy articles—from planetary science to cosmology—to motivate further inquiry. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Are Saturn’s Rings Evolving? July 10, 2010 Can ring particles grow into moons? And is that how planets grew from rings around stars? CONTINUE READING