Paul M. Sutter
Planet Formation Doesn’t Have to be a Rush job After all
Astronomers believe that it can take 10 million years or more to build a planet like the Earth. But studies…
Uncontrolled Rocket Reentries are a Bigger Problem Than you Think
Over 60% of the launches in 2020 resulted in one or more rocket parts making an uncontrolled reentry into the…
The First cry From a Brand new Baby Star
The early universe was a much different place than our own, and astronomers do not fully understand how baby stars…
The History of the Sun is Written on the Moon
If you want to learn about the history of the Sun, then look no further than the Moon. That's the…
Galactic Superwinds From Supernovae and Newly-Forming Stars Shape a Galaxy’s Early Development
Astronomers have long believed that supernovae and stellar winds drive outflows from galaxies known as superwinds. New research suggests that…
The Tonga Eruption Produced a 90-Meter Tsunami
The gigantic underwater Tonga volcano eruption event captured the world's attention in January of this year. People from around the…
Massive Stars don’t Always Grow Their own Planets. Sometimes They Steal Them
Recently astronomers have discovered Jupiter-sized planets orbiting at extremely large distances from giant stars. How can these stars end up…
It’s Thought to Rain Diamonds on Uranus and Neptune, and now Scientists Duplicated it in the lab
The ice giant planets of Neptune and Uranus might have just the right conditions to rain diamonds. Unfortunately we can't…
Has JWST Found Proto-Globular Clusters?
The James Webb Space Telescope continues to deliver surprise after surprise. Next up, a team of astronomers have identified likely…
Lucy’s Solar Array is Fixed! (Mostly)
How do you fix the solar array of a spacecraft millions of miles away from the Earth hurdling through the…