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Double Sunsets: Are there Planets orbiting Binary Star Systems?

Double Sunsets: Are there Planets orbiting Binary Star Systems?

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.

Why you should be interested in dust

Why you should be interested in dust

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.

Is there anything out there? A search for the widest separation planets

Is there anything out there? A search for the widest separation 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?

Astrophysical Weather: Finding the Clouds on nearby Brown Dwarfs

Astrophysical Weather: Finding the Clouds on nearby Brown Dwarfs

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…

Icy Giants: Kepler Exoplanets on Long-Period Orbits

Icy Giants: Kepler Exoplanets on Long-Period Orbits

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.

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