220Disappearance of Ice Age Megafauna and the Younger Dryas ImpactBy Richard B. Firestone inPlanetary Science | July 24th, 2019 | 3 | New evidence from Greenland: Humans, it seems, are less guilty of driving the ice age megafauna to extinction than previously thought.Read more ›
221Sunspots, Grand Solar Minima, and Climate ChangeBy David Hathaway inPlanetary Science | June 19th, 2019 | 2 | Are we heading towards a new Grand Solar Minimum? Will reduced solar activity be able to dampen or even offset the global warming trend?Read more ›
122The Surprising Diversity of Trans-Neptunian ObjectsBy Carly Howett inPlanetary Science | February 28th, 2019 | In the outskirts of the solar system, beyond Neptune, a surprisingly diverse world of icy celestial bodies, spearheaded by Pluto, is looming.Read more ›
70.7On the Potential Habitability of TRAPPIST-1: No Aliens yet, but We Have Learned a LotBy Franck Marchis inPlanetary Science | May 9th, 2018A whole armada of telescopes has recently been focusing on the nearby TRAPPIST-1 planetary system. Our cosmic backyard is taking shape. Read more ›
108Europa: Habitability and Future StudiesBy Amanda Hendrix inPlanetary Science | November 14th, 2017The field of ocean worlds has exploded in recent years, with the Galileo mission’s detections of subsurface oceans at Jovian moons...Read more ›
185Characterizing Exoplanets: Where Are We and What Will Come Next?By Franck Marchis inPlanetary Science | May 25th, 2017 | 5Twenty-two years ago, after completing a few nights of observations at the Observatoire de Haute-Provence in France...Read more ›
224Biosignatures of ExoplanetsBy Nancy Y. Kiang inPlanetary Science | April 20th, 2017 | 3 | Are we alone? Ancient astronomers across the continents knew the existence of five Solar System planets visible to the naked...Read more ›