I’m off to see Mom

I’m leaving on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again … stay tuned.

An Adolescent Growth Spurt In Young Stars Helps Giant Planets Form December 4, 2025
Intermediate mass stars experience periods of rapid growth in their late stages of formation. The growing young star emits more radiation that encourages greater accretion. Rather than depleting their protoplanetary disks and preventing gas giants from forming, the opposite is true.
Lessons from the Past: Responsible Science and Astrobiology December 4, 2025
In a recent paper, a team of SETI and astrobiology specialists examines four controversial claims about the existence of extraterrestrial life. From these, they present recommendations for scientists and science communicators when addressing future claims of discovery.
Ten Versions of Earth's Future Can Help Us Hunt for ET December 4, 2025
Searching for technosignatures - signs of technology on a planet that we can see from afr - remains a difficult task. There are so many different factors to consider, and we only have the technological capabilities to detect a relatively small collection of them. A new paper, available in pre-print on arXiv but also accepted […]
Helium Streams Observed on Super-Puff Exoplanet December 4, 2025
What can an exoplanet leaking helium teach astronomers about the formation and evolution of exoplanet atmospheres? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as an international team of scientists investigated atmospheric escape on a puffy exoplanet. This study has the potential to help scientists better understand the formation and […]
A Blueprint For Visiting An Interstellar Comet December 3, 2025
arXiv:2512.00492v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We describe how the ESA Comet Interceptor mission, which is due to launch in 2028/29 to a yet-to-be-discovered target, can provide a conceptual basis for a future mission to visit an Interstellar Object. Comet Interceptor will wait in space until a suitable long period comet is discovered, allowing rapid response […]