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‪Jonti Horner‬

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 131 (1005), 115003, 2019

Are We Alone?

During my time at the Open University, I worked with my dear friend and mentor, Prof Barrie Jones, and we decided to put this astronomical faerie tale to the test. We ran a vast number of simulations of the Solar system, tracking the orbits of asteroids and comets, to see what would happen if Jupiter were more or less massive than the giant planet we know and love.

Rho Ophiuchi: The image that inspired a budding …

Astronomer Jonti Horner was just seven years old when he saw a photo of the night sky filled with beautiful stars and swirling clouds of dust. This image of Antares — the giant orange star at ...

Graduate Student Supervision

Current Students. Adriana Errico: Exoplanetary Science. Chris Johnson: Fireballs and Meteorites (Masters) Christoph Tylor: The Moons of Jupiter. Cristian Chavez: The Hilda Asteroids. Dr. Greg Davis: Panspermia. Jack Okumura: The Neptune Trojans. Jake Clark: Exoplanetary Science and Galactic Archaeology.

Horner

Barrie Jones and Jonti Horner summarize the results of models addressing the role of Jupiter in protecting – or otherwise – the Earth. References Alvarez L et al. 1980 Science 208 1094 – 1108 .

Professor Jonti Horner, Astrophysicist and Astrobiologist

Five to six times a year, we invite Professor Jonti Horner out as part of our guest speaker program to share his extensive knowledge on Astronomy. If you have already had the pleasure of meeting Jonti, you will know he is very passionate and knowledgeable about all-things space and will happily share with you what he knows (and …

Prof Jonti Horner : University of Southern Queensland Repository

I''m an astronomer and astrobiologist based at the University of Southern Queensland, in Toowoomba, Queensland. I first became interested in astronomy as a five-year-old, as …

Jonti Horner – The Conversation

Jonti Horner. I''m an astronomer and astrobiologist based at the University of Southern Queensland, in Toowoomba, Queensland. I first became interested in astronomy as a five-year-old, as a...

Science Writing

I am currently writing an occasional series on SpaceAustralia about some of astronomy''s great myths, starting with an article on my own work investigating whether Jupiter truly acts as a friend to the Earth ("Jupiter''s Complicated Relationship With Life on Earth", published in October 2021). A screenshot of my catalogue of articles at The ...

Astronomy 1

In the first semester of the year at USQ, I take great pleasure in teaching Astronomy 1, a course designed as an introduction to the wonders of the night sky, to astronomy and …

Articles by Jonti Horner | Space

Jonti is an astronomer and astrobiologist based at the University of Southern Queensland, in Toowoomba, Queensland. They first became interested in astronomy …

Astronomer – The Queensland STEM Education Network

I joined my local astronomical society when I was just eight years old and have been a keen amateur astronomer ever since. I got my first telescope when I was very young (although in the end had to sell it when a new industrial estate was built behind my house, the lights washing out all but the very brightest stars), and have always loved laying out …

Neptune Trojans: a window on the birth of the solar system

Jonti Horner and Patryk Sofia Lykawka look at what the leftovers from planet formation reveal about the evolution of both the solar system and other planetary …

Professor Jonti Horner

Professor Jonti Horner. Research Career. Teaching. Supervision. The University of Southern Queensland acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands and …

Jupiter: friend or foe? | Astronomy & Geophysics | Oxford Academic

Jonti Horner and Barrie W Jones re-examine the role of giant planets in the evolution of life — specifically, whether Jupiter has in fact shielded Earth from excessive …

Asteroids named after Queensland astronomers in recognition of …

University of Southern Queensland space researchers Jonti Horner and Tim Holt received the nod from the International Astronomical Union after being nominated by colleagues, the university ...

Jupiter''s complicated relationship with life on Earth

Professor Jonti Horner from the University of Southern Queensland aims to bust some of those great myths of astronomy and space - starting with the myth that Jupiter protects life on Earth. In reality, it''s a little more complicated than that. Jupiter, captured by Andy Casely/Flickr. Astronomy is a science that fascinates and captivates …

Publications

Publications. Over the years, I have been an author on more than two hundred peer-reviewed papers - from research into the behaviour of the Solar system''s small bodies to …

Prof. Jonti Horner

Jonti Horner is an astronomer and astrobiologist and Professor of Astrophysics based at the University of Southern Queensland. He first became interested in astronomy as a five-year-old, as a result of viewing …