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Small BodiesStories, updates, insights, and original analysis from The Planetary Society.
Yoshihide Kozai (1928 - 2018)
Caltech planetary scientist Konstantin Batygin pays tribute to a pioneer in celestial mechanics.
Searching for one planet, finding another
Some parallels exist between Odysseus' journey and the discoveries of exoplanets. What initially started out as a well-planned trip from Troy back to Ithaca, turned into a series of rather unfortunate events, with episodes of fighting Cyclops and having your crew turned into swine.