by Courtney Dressing | Jan 20, 2011 | Daily Paper Summaries
In everyday life, measuring distances is easy. In astronomy, however, accurate distance measurements are complicated by a whole host of factors. These authors are improving methods to determine the distance to small M Dwarf stars.
by Courtney Dressing | Dec 24, 2010 | Daily Paper Summaries
In this paper, Szabó and Kiss compared the planetary parameters of 106 transiting exoplanets to look for clusters of planets in plots of mass versus radius, period versus radius, and other combinations of parameters.