Astronomy and Astrobites in 2017
A digestible summary of Astrobites in 2017 in one bite-size Astrobite.
A Recipe for Mini-Neptunes
Mini-Neptunes are among the most common type of planet in the galaxy. Are they as easy to build as we might think?
Tools for Reading Papers, Part 1
ADS, ADS Bumblebee, arXiv, and arXiver all help make searching for research papers much easier. Learn more about them in today’s post!
Protoplanetary Disks might be More Turbulent
Turbulence plays a key role in determining what types of planets can form in a disk. We are finally on the verge of measuring this property for the first time using CO spectral lines, but it will only work if we factor in how quickly CO can be depleted.
Teaching Computers to Find Non-Transiting Hot Jupiters
Planets that do not transit are very difficult for Kepler to find. The authors of today’s paper are not intimidated by that and find 60 non-transiting Hot Jupiters unknowingly detected by Kepler anyway.