Hacker News with Generative AI: Planetary Science

Extreme supersonic winds measured on a planet outside our solar system (phys.org)
Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet.
Space, Exoplanets, Astronomy, Planetary Science
85 points by PaulHoule 48 days ago | 58 comments
Mercury's shadowy North Pole revealed by M-CAM 1 (esa.int)
Space Exploration, Astronomy, Solar System, Planetary Science, Mercury
81 points by divbzero 83 days ago | 15 comments
The anomalous state of Uranus's magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby (nature.com)
The Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986 revealed an unusually oblique and off-centred magnetic field.
Space Exploration, Uranus, Magnetism, Planetary Science, Voyager 2
53 points by Hooke 143 days ago | 9 comments
NASA's Europa Clipper Launch (youtube.com)
NASA, Space Exploration, Planetary Science, Missions
218 points by belter 171 days ago | 113 comments
Discussing the Neptunian desert, savanna, and ridge (mathstodon.xyz)
Astronomy, Planetary Science, Neptune
31 points by ColinWright 182 days ago | 7 comments
Asteroid Ceres was an ocean world that slowly formed into a giant, murky icy orb (phys.org)
Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of this asteroid/dwarf planet.
Space Exploration, Astronomy, Planetary Science
13 points by Brajeshwar 187 days ago | 0 comments
Dwarf planet Ceres: Origin in the asteroid belt? (mpg.de)
Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater bear witness to dwarf planet Ceres' cryovolcanic past - and revive the debate about its place of origin.
Space, Asteroids, Dwarf Planets, Geology, Planetary Science
5 points by sharpshadow 199 days ago | 0 comments
Modeling study proposes a diamond layer at the core-mantle boundary on Mercury (phys.org)
Mercury, Geology, Planetary Science, Modeling, Core-Mantle Boundary
51 points by PaulHoule 258 days ago | 21 comments
Earth's inner core rotation has begun moving backwards (earth.com)
Earth Science, Geology, Planetary Science
3 points by onnnon 268 days ago | 1 comments
Earth's core has slowed so much it's moving backward (cnn.com)
Earth Science, Geology, Planetary Science
6 points by elijahparker 272 days ago | 3 comments
Mapping the Red Planet with the Power of Open Science (nasa.gov)
Open Science, Mars, Space Exploration, Planetary Science
56 points by sohkamyung 280 days ago | 0 comments
Why Nothing Can Grow on Mars (asimov.press)
Mars, Space Exploration, Science, Planetary Science
71 points by mailyk 283 days ago | 40 comments
The Origin of Jupiter's Great Red Spot (arxiv.org)
Jupiter, Astronomy, Science, Planetary Science
48 points by belter 285 days ago | 8 comments
Miyake event – estimated to be every 400–2400 years (wikipedia.org)
Astronomy, Space, Earth Science, Planetary Science
10 points by vinnyglennon 323 days ago | 0 comments