A Candidate Planet in the White Dwarf “Forbidden” Zone
It’s uncertain if exoplanets survive the deaths of their host stars, but now astronomers have found exactly that: a Jupiter-like planet orbiting a White Dwarf!
Planets undergoing “weight-loss”
In today’s Astrobite, Guest author Jim Shih discusses what happens when an exoplanet with an atmosphere gets too close to its star!
Pluto gets revenge: A solar system of minor planets
This bite summarizes results from a recent study that explores the possibilities of the formation of planetary systems composed solely of minor planets.
Exoplanet odyssey: A Journey Through Discovery and Detection
In today’s post, Guest author Jim Shih discusses methods for how astronomers detect exoplanets!
Stealth Binary Stars Caught out by Tattle-tale Exoplanets
How do you find an exoplanet around two stars? Find out in today’s article!
Giant Impacts Go Boom (Machine Learning Edition)
During a phase of planet formation, planetary embryos interact, collide, and/or combine to form the surviving planets we know and love. Simulating this phase is computationally challenging, but could machine learning help out?