More metals, more planets?
Gas giant planets are most common around metal-rich stars. But are the planets themselves also metal-rich?
Iterative Emulation is the Sincerest Form of Parameter Estimation
Ever wanted to estimate some cosmological parameters but your MCMC chains are too slow? Check out today’s paper for a method to speed up your estimation using iterative emulation.
Hot planets hiding under a shroud of dust and gas
Evaporating close-in planets could be found more efficiently if you look for them around stars enshrouded in the escaping planetary material.
The TESS Mission’s First Earth-Like Planet Found in an Interesting Trio
The TESS mission has found an Earth-like planet in the habitable zone of its star, but the question of how the system formed is baffling astronomers.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Dan Weisz
Cosmology aims to answer questions about the universe a long, long time ago… but it isn’t just about galaxies far, far away. Come learn what dwarf galaxies can tell us about the early universe from Prof. Dan Weisz’s talk at #AAS235!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Jo Bovy
“The Milky Way is boring and we already know everything about it!” Amazing—every word of what you just said… is wrong. Come learn the truth at Prof. Jo Bovy’s talk at #AAS235!