Home tagpages Planetary science Giant cyclones over Jupiter's poles March 23, 2021 A comet impact on Jupiter 27 years ago makes it possible for the first time to directly measure the winds in the gas giant's stratosphere. more A Bird's Eye View of Occator Crater November 03, 2020 A new 3d-animation shows the large impact crater on dwarf planet Ceres in impressive detail. more Flattening of a snowman October 05, 2020 Only in the course of several million years did the trans-Neptunian object Arrokothn acquire its bizarre, pancake-flat shape more Open PhD Projects in Solar System Science July 20, 2020 The list of open PhD thesis projects will be of interest to students considering to apply to the Solar System School. more Solar System School PhD Positions 2021 July 20, 2020 Application deadline 1 November 2020. PhD projects in solar and stellar physics, solar magnetism, heliophysics, helioseismology, asteroseismology, solar system, planets, space instrumentation. more Show more