by Elisabeth Matthews | Jul 12, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries
Ever wondered whether the planet Tatooine could be real? In today’s paper, the authors discuss a new technique to directly image distinct planets orbiting binary stars, just like in Star Wars.
by Elisabeth Matthews | Jun 28, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries
Embark on a dusty journey into the heart of debris disks – and why it’s important to talk dust if you want to understand planets.
by Elisabeth Matthews | May 24, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries
We know quite a lot about planets orbiting other stars – if they’re closer to their stars than Jupiter is to the Sun. For the region further out than Pluto, we know almost nothing. Is there anything out there?
by Elisabeth Matthews | May 11, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries
How do you measure the clouds in a brown dwarf atmosphere when the entire brown dwarf is a single, unresolved dot on your image! Read on to find out…
by Elisabeth Matthews | Feb 29, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries
Could icy planets be evading detection, by hiding in the outer reaches of nearby solar systems? Careful re-examination of Kepler data reveals candidate long-period exoplanets.