
The First Exoplanet Discovery (Around a Very Non-Sunlike Star)
Today’s classic paper summary covers the first exoplanet discovery- a pulsar planet!
Today’s classic paper summary covers the first exoplanet discovery- a pulsar planet!
Today’s paper explores how gravitational wave parallax can help us characterize neutron stars.
Today’s paper explores a promising method for detecting and constraining exoplanetary magnetic fields: measuring their effects on a host star’s radio emission during transits.
In remembrance of Frank Drake (May 28, 1930-September 2, 2022), today’s classic paper summary covers his eponymous equation, thoughts on SETI approaches, and legacy.
So far, astronomers have no confirmed detections of planets outside our Galaxy. Today’s paper searches for planets of extragalactic origin, from a dwarf galaxy that has since merged into the Milky Way halo.