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Beth Johnson

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Nov 12, 2025

Dear Sister

This post is not my usual science post. I have waited 11 years to share this poem. My sister, Lori, passed away on 11/11/14. Eleven was her…

Dear Sister

Beth Johnson

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Oct 16, 2024

Europa Clipper Launches!

The Jupiter-bound mission seeks to discover if the icy moon contains the ingredients necessary to support life.

Europa Clipper Launches!

Beth Johnson

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Dec 10, 2023

A Planetary System With Six Sub-Neptunes Locked in Perfect Resonance

Scientists used data from NASA’s TESS and ESA’s Cheops to find and confirm the system, which orbits K0-type star HD110067.

A Planetary System With Six Sub-Neptunes Locked in Perfect Resonance

Beth Johnson

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Dec 9, 2023

Closer Look: It’s Volcano Time

While waiting for Iceland to (possibly) erupt, we take a closer look at Icelandic and global volcanism.

Several spread out groups of people in winter clothes stand and sit, watching the eruption of a cinder cone volcano in Iceland in 2021.

Beth Johnson

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Oct 26, 2023

“The Big One”: The Most Powerful Marsquake Ever Detected

A new paper explains how the largest recorded seismic event on Mars provided evidence for the release of stress within the Martian crust.

“The Big One”: The Most Powerful Marsquake Ever Detected

Beth Johnson

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Jan 6, 2023

Io Outburst Shines in Plasma Torus

Between September and December 2022, a small telescope in the Arizona desert observed a brightening of the plasma torus caused by Io’s…

Io Outburst Shines in Plasma Torus

Beth Johnson

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Jan 4, 2023

Radio Transmissions Seek to Measure Asteroid

An experiment conducted in Alaska used long-wavelength radio transmissions to hopefully map the mass distribution of a potentially…

Radio Transmissions Seek to Measure Asteroid

Beth Johnson

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Nov 1, 2022

Marshmallow Gas Giant Found at Red Dwarf Star

An exoplanet found orbiting a red dwarf star turns out to have the density of a marshmallow, surprising researchers who didn’t expect a…

Marshmallow Gas Giant Found at Red Dwarf Star

Beth Johnson

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Oct 27, 2022

Dealing with Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

A trio of asteroid stories: OSIRIS-REx’s sample of Bennu on schedule to return; researchers develop method to map asteroid density…

Dealing with Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

Beth Johnson

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Oct 25, 2022

Europa’s Eruptions Likely from Shallow Surface Lakes

Computer models find that eruptions seen on Europa are likely coming from shallow lakes embedded in the ice rather than the subsurface…

Europa’s Eruptions Likely from Shallow Surface Lakes

Beth Johnson

Beth Johnson

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Planetary scientist, podcast host, cat wrangler. Communication specialist for SETI Institute. Feed my cats: https://ko-fi.com/planetarypan

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