Hacker News with Generative AI: Planets

Kissing moons may explain why Earth's moon is so large (cbc.ca)
Dwarf planet Pluto and our Earth are the only two worlds in our solar system with very large moons. These may have come about by a "kiss and capture" process, which preserves a moon's large size.

Space, Astronomy, Planets, Moons

99 points by pseudolus 48 days ago | 32 comments

Wasp-127B: Scientists discover giant planet with super fast winds (bbc.co.uk)
Scientists have discovered a huge planet with supersonic high wind speeds.

Space, Astronomy, Exoplanets, Planets, Wind

8 points by ZeljkoS 93 days ago | 5 comments

Seven planets are lining up in the sky next month. This is what it means (bbc.com)
Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are already visible in the night sky. Here's why it matters to scientists.

Astronomy, Science, Planets, Space

8 points by Stratoscope 95 days ago | 2 comments

A rare alignment of 7 planets is about to take place (sciencealert.com)
A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

Astronomy, Space, Planets

202 points by koolba 107 days ago | 83 comments

Planet 9: Inside the search for a hidden planet in our solar system (cnn.com)

Space, Astronomy, Solar System, Planets

6 points by Tomte 119 days ago | 0 comments

Searching for small primordial black holes in planets, asteroids, here on Earth (sciencedirect.com)
Small primordial black holes could be captured by rocky planets or asteroids, consume their liquid cores from inside and leave hollow structures.

Black Holes, Astronomy, Earth Science, Planets, Asteroids

10 points by rntn 132 days ago | 5 comments

Orbit of a Possible Planet X (cosmosmagazine.com)
The possibility that there might be a large, unknown planet lurking in the outer Solar System far beyond Pluto has long been a staple of science fiction.

Astronomy, Solar System, Planets, Science

6 points by geox 141 days ago | 1 comments

JWST Has Spotted Six Rogue Planets, Without a Star to Call Home (sciencealert.com)

Space, Astronomy, Planets, Exoplanets

30 points by Brajeshwar 241 days ago | 6 comments

How the Sun looks from other planets (reddit.com)

Space, Solar System, Astronomy, Planets

5 points by behnamoh 272 days ago | 0 comments

Wasp-193B, a giant planet with a density similar to that of cotton candy (uliege.be)

Astronomy, Planets, Exoplanets

96 points by geox 347 days ago | 70 comments

Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere (reuters.com)