20 March 2017
Scientists challenge how planets are defined
...Discoveries, an educational website founded by scientists at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Perhaps we will now see a dichotomy between how astronomers and geologists define a planet as Runyon’s proposal is more useful to planetary scientists and...
17 September 2018
Newly discovered vortex on Saturn could be part of a huge towering structure
... to Saturn’s south pole, which although does have a vortex, is not nearly as impressive as its northern counterpart. This dichotomy of designs indicates that the ringed-planet’s two poles behave very differently and that there is much...
11 March 2020
Ultra-hot exoplanet literally rains iron say astronomers
... to be cloud-free and substantially hotter than its nightside, has a different chemistry than its nightside. This dichotomy occurs because free-floating atoms on the dayside recombine into molecules over on the nightside, creating a mix...
