The Floor is Lava! But an Atmosphere Persists…
The authors of today’s paper find evidence of an atmosphere on 55 Cancri e, a lava-filled super earth in a very impressive solar system.
The Case of Shrinking Planets
The authors of today’s papers investigate whether photoevaporation or core-powered mass loss is the more likely culprit for the exoplanet radius gap.
Can Planets Survive Being Eaten?
The authors of today’s paper present a detection of a planet orbiting around its middle-aged host star – a star that was predicted to eat any planets in its way. Now the question remains, how does this planet exist?