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Astronomy & Astrophysics

Family Resemblance: Why Multi-Planet Systems Come in Two Kinds

Family Resemblance: Why Multi-Planet Systems Come in Two Kinds

The Solar System was once treated as the template for how planets ought to arrange themselves. Then exoplanet surveys turned...

by Alexander CurryOctober 20, 2026
Lopsided Skies: Webb Maps a Hot Jupiter Atmosphere in Three Dimensions

Lopsided Skies: Webb Maps a Hot Jupiter Atmosphere in Three Dimensions

Astronomers usually picture a distant planet's atmosphere as a neat ring of light, the same thickness all the way round....

by Alexander CurryOctober 20, 2026
Lunar Power: How Moon Dust Could Fuel Permanent Settlements

Lunar Power: How Moon Dust Could Fuel Permanent Settlements

When we think about living on the Moon, our minds tend to fixate on the obvious challenges—habitats, water supply and...

by Alexander CurryApril 3, 2025

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Family Resemblance: Why Multi-Planet Systems Come in Two Kinds

Family Resemblance: Why Multi-Planet Systems Come in Two Kinds

The Solar System was once treated as the template for how planets ought to arrange themselves. Then exoplanet surveys turned...

by Alexander CurryOctober 20, 2026
Euclid Comet: A Galaxy Survey Telescope Finds an Icy Visitor by Chance

Euclid Comet: A Galaxy Survey Telescope Finds an Icy Visitor by Chance

Euclid was built to photograph billions of distant galaxies, and it goes out of its way to avoid the Solar...

by Alexander CurryOctober 20, 2026
Lopsided Skies: Webb Maps a Hot Jupiter Atmosphere in Three Dimensions

Lopsided Skies: Webb Maps a Hot Jupiter Atmosphere in Three Dimensions

Astronomers usually picture a distant planet's atmosphere as a neat ring of light, the same thickness all the way round....

by Alexander CurryOctober 20, 2026
Privatization and Space

Privatization and Space

I spent a considerable amount of time reflecting on what I can contribute as my first post on The Astro...

by James CurryApril 3, 2025