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Twenty New Moons Found Orbiting Saturn
A team led by Carnegie's Scott S. Sheppard has found 20 new moons orbiting Saturn. This brings the ringed planet’s total number of moons to 82, surpassing Jupiter, which has 79. The discovery was announced Monday by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center.
Read more...Many Gas Giant Exoplanets Waiting to be Discovered
There is an as-yet-unseen population of Jupiter-like planets orbiting nearby Sun-like stars, awaiting discovery by future missions like NASA's WFIRST space telescope, according to new models of gas giant planet formation by Carnegie's Alan Boss described in an upcoming publication in The Astrophysical Journal. His models are supported by a new Science paper on the surprising discovery of a gas giant planet orbiting a low-mass star.
Read more...DTM Seismologist Lara Wagner Talks to the American Geophysical Union's Third Pod from the Sun
DTM Seismologist Lara Wagner explains her science, and the methods behind her science, in the American Geophysical Union's Podcast Third Pod from the Sun.
Read more...How Do You Forecast Eruptions at Volcanoes That Sit 'On The Cusp' for Decades?
Some volcanoes take their time—experiencing protracted, years-long periods of unrest before eventually erupting.
Read more...In Vanuatu, DTM Peers Into ‘Plumbing System’ of Ambrym Volcano
DTM volcanologists Hélène Le Mével and Diana Roman traveled to Vanuatu in May 2019 for a new project that will probe the magma under Ambrym volcano.
Read more...TESS Mission Helps Uncover Trio of Planets With One Possibly Habitable World
Ground-based observations following up on the discovery of a small planet by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) revealed two additional planets in the same system, one of which is located far enough from its star to be potentially habitable.
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