Directly measuring the mass of an imaged planet
Extremely accurate measurements of the position of β Pictoris from the Hipparcos and Gaia satellites allow the direct measurement of the mass of the imaged planet β Pic b.
Extremely accurate measurements of the position of β Pictoris from the Hipparcos and Gaia satellites allow the direct measurement of the mass of the imaged planet β Pic b.
Using MC simulations, these authors seek to find how many Earth-like exoplanets will be detectable with future direct imaging missions.
HIP 65426 b is the first planet discovered with the SPHERE imager on the VLT. It is an intriguing planet for future study of cloud formation but how did it form in the first place?
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.
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?
Orbital stability of high-mass multi-planet systems is scrutinized in comparison to their low-mass counterparts.