Hayabusa2 Mission Overview
S Watanabe, Y Tsuda, M Yoshikawa, S Tanaka… - Space Science …, 2017 - Springer
The Hayabusa2 mission journeys to C-type near-Earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu (1999 JU
3) to observe and explore the 900 m-sized object, as well as return samples collected from …
3) to observe and explore the 900 m-sized object, as well as return samples collected from …
The origin of life—out of the blue
JD Sutherland - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Either to sustain autotrophy, or as a prelude to heterotrophy, organic synthesis from an
environmentally available C1 feedstock molecule is crucial to the origin of life. Recent …
environmentally available C1 feedstock molecule is crucial to the origin of life. Recent …
On the origin and evolution of the asteroid Ryugu: A comprehensive geochemical perspective
Presented here are the observations and interpretations from a comprehensive analysis of
16 representative particles returned from the C-type asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 …
16 representative particles returned from the C-type asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 …
The California-Kepler survey. V. Peas in a pod: Planets in a Kepler multi-planet system are similar in size and regularly spaced
We have established precise planet radii, semimajor axes, incident stellar fluxes, and stellar
masses for 909 planets in 355 multi-planet systems discovered by Kepler. In this sample, we …
masses for 909 planets in 355 multi-planet systems discovered by Kepler. In this sample, we …
Extreme Water Loss and Abiotic O2 Buildup on Planets Throughout the Habitable Zones of M Dwarfs
R Luger, R Barnes - Astrobiology, 2015 - liebertpub.com
We show that terrestrial planets in the habitable zones of M dwarfs older than∼ 1 Gyr could
have been in runaway greenhouses for several hundred million years following their …
have been in runaway greenhouses for several hundred million years following their …
Planet formation theory in the era of ALMA and Kepler: from pebbles to exoplanets
J Drazkowska, B Bitsch, M Lambrechts… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Our understanding of planet formation has been rapidly evolving in recent years. The
classical planet formation theory, developed when the only known planetary system was our …
classical planet formation theory, developed when the only known planetary system was our …
JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE): An ESA mission to orbit Ganymede and to characterise the Jupiter system
O Grasset, MK Dougherty, A Coustenis… - Planetary and Space …, 2013 - Elsevier
Past exploration of Jupiter's diverse satellite system has forever changed our understanding
of the unique environments to be found around gas giants, both in our solar system and …
of the unique environments to be found around gas giants, both in our solar system and …
Habitability: a review
Habitability is a widely used word in the geoscience, planetary science, and astrobiology
literature, but what does it mean? In this review on habitability, we define it as the ability of …
literature, but what does it mean? In this review on habitability, we define it as the ability of …
Dynamical evolution of the early solar system
D Nesvorný - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Several properties of the Solar System, including the wide radial spacing of the giant
planets, can be explained if planets radially migrated by exchanging orbital energy and …
planets, can be explained if planets radially migrated by exchanging orbital energy and …
A low mass for Mars from Jupiter's early gas-driven migration
Jupiter and Saturn formed in a few million years (ref.) from a gas-dominated protoplanetary
disk, and were susceptible to gas-driven migration of their orbits on timescales of only∼ …
disk, and were susceptible to gas-driven migration of their orbits on timescales of only∼ …