What happens to planets when their host star dies?
What happens to planets when their host star dies? Today’s authors explore how HR 8799 could become a metal-polluted white dwarf in an unusual planetary system.
A Star Askew: A Potential Cause of the Misalignment of a Star and Its Planets
When the rotation of a star is misaligned from the orbits of its planets, astronomers often attribute the misalignment to planetary dynamics. In the case of K2-290 A, today’s authors instead attribute its misalignment to its stellar companion.
Where We Might Find Life
With a new generation of space and ground based telescopes on the horizon, we will soon have the tools to efficiently begin looking for life’s signatures in exoplanet atmospheres. Where should we look first to maximize our chances?
Evolving Terrestrial Atmospheres: Can Fire and Air Make A Watery Earth?
Can interactions between magma and a planetary atmosphere create a water dominated super-Earth?
A Brown Dwarf in the Desert
Today’s authors found a unique occupant of the “brown dwarf desert,” on an extremely close orbit around its M dwarf host.
Safely Gather-ing for Conferences during COVID
How can we safely convene for conferences during the pandemic? A tool called Gather may be the solution.