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Ever wondered how we know all this?

14 Feb 201911 Feb 2019
This is what you see in this image: Upper atmosphere, top clouds. Atmosphere consisting of hydrogen, helium, and methane gas. Mantle consisting of water, ammonia, and methane ices. Core consisting…
Stream of consciousness

German winter

3 Feb 201924 Jan 2019
In Germany, where I grew up, there is a certain kind of novel which almost exclusively plays in landscapes like this. Those stories have a tendency to be a little…
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A sky full of stars

31 Jan 201919 Jan 2019
When growing up, I thought accountancy was boring. Becoming a researcher, spending nights looking at lines and points on screens during experiments, I realised that accountancy was probably really exciting,…
Nerdy stuff

Superficial arguments

22 Jan 201918 Jan 2019
You know what bugs me? When people call climate change deniers stupid. Same with flat earthers. I mean, we all go about our lives in the same way. None of…
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Slowly creeping back

20 Jan 201918 Jan 2019
The Sun's back, they say. But she isn't really. She doesn't show herself for very long every day and, truth be told, until the summer, she really isn't back at…
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Man, JUNO is one h… of a mission

17 Jan 20196 Jan 2019
Images taken by space probes can sometimes be, well, "composed to a lower standard than one would expect". However, if you happen to be someone who may be able to…
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Korolev crater on Mars

3 Jan 20193 Jan 2019
Rocket science is hard. Very hard. That's what is so interesting about it, too. You have to be an explorer, patient and tenacious, getting things done. I would not be…
Nerdy stuff

Mars, Earth and a kid

26 Dec 201824 Dec 2018
The other day, I went to school to teach about the planets. 10-year-olds. Gotta love 10-year-olds! About half way during my time with them, one of them comes up to…
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Trouble on Saturn

21 Dec 20189 Dec 2018
One of Chandra's iconic images - because of its utter absurdity. The sparkling rings of Saturn. I mean, really? Well, yes. Really. See, solar X-rays strike the rings, and the…

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