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.
Our M-dwarf Models Just Aren’t Good Enough
We need to know the radii of M-dwarfs to study their exoplanets, and the models aren’t much help.
Can we predict if planets are lonely?
Can the properties of a known planet system predict if that system has additional undetected planets?
Disk-Bearing Binaries & Potential Tatooines
Are planets just as likely to form around binary stars as they are around single stars? Today’s authors are asking this very question.
The loudest planets in our sky: gravitational waves from Super-Jupiters
Nearby Super-Jupiters with very tight orbits produce gravitational waves that will be detectable by space-based gravitational wave detectors.
The Jupiter Analog Companions to Super-Earths
Today’s authors search for Jupiter analogs in foreign star systems to see how these giant worlds might affect the development of planets closer to the sun.