Who Names the Planets?
And which of the names catch on?
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Space
July 28, 2024
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Space
July 5, 2024
Earth-Like Planets
What do we know about them?
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Space
March 26, 2020
Cassini Mission
Physicist David Southwood on the history of the Cassini mission, landing on Titan and why does humanity need t...
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Space
November 4, 2016
Exoplanets
Astrophysicist Didier Queloz on the how to find exoplanets, their impact on astronomy, and the uniqueness of o...
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physics
October 19, 2016
What Color Is the Sky on Mars?
Astrophysicist Santiago Pérez-Hoyos about the Mars' atmosphere, Pancam instrument, and Purkinje effect.
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astronomy
August 9, 2016
Kuiper Belt
Astronomer David Jewitt on his discovery of the first Kuiper Belt object, origins of comets, and planetary mig...
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Space
August 3, 2016
Is There a Ninth Planet in the Solar System?
On the structure of the Solar System, the Kuiper Belt, and the discovery of Planet X
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Space
October 27, 2015
The climate and habitability of planets with etern...
The new research investigates the climate states of rocky planets of Earth and Super-Earth-sizes with stable d...
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astronomy
September 28, 2015
Discovery of the innermost region of a young plane...
A possible formation of a planet is observed near the star in the HD 100546 system
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Space
September 2, 2015
Observation of the D/H ratio in comets
Physicist Paul Hartogh on primordial materials, escape of the atmosphere, and the Giotto mission
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Space
August 13, 2015
Potentially Habitable Planets
Astrophysicist Joshua Winn on astronomical transits, the importance of liquid water, and Kepler mission
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astronomy
July 30, 2015
The Birth of a Gas Giant Planet Observed
Scientists have used infrared camera to observe a gas giant planet that is still in the process of formation
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