Today’s forecast? Gusty winds on a brown dwarf
How could we measure winds on a distant brown dwarf or a Jupiter-like planet?
Can We Look Forward to Vacations on TRAPPIST-1?
We discovered Earth-like planets but are they the next destination for human life?
Heavy-metal Jupiters
Violent collisions give rise to some of the densest, most massive planets in our galaxy.
Many Worlds: Multiple Super-Earths Discovered Around a Nearby and Unusually Quiet Red Dwarf
A team of astronomers led by Dr. Sandra Jeffers from the University of Göttingen have discovered a multiplanet system of super-Earths only 11 light-years from the Earth.
Astrobites at AAS 236: Day 2
We report on Day 2 of the virtual summer AAS meeting.
When Tides Aren’t Enough
The orbits of some hot Neptunes are not as circular as they should be