Forecast calls for clear skies on WASP-96b
A cloud-free world offers the clearest view yet of an exoplanet atmosphere.
How to find exoplanets and ‘listen’ to their stars with TESS
Today’s post investigates how multitasking TESS is not only detecting exoplanets, but allowing us to find out more about their stars.
Astrobites at AAS 233: Day 4
We report on Day 4 of the winter AAS meeting in Seattle, WA. Highlights include an exploding space cow, a discussion of data in astronomy, the latest look at the possibility of life beyond earth, and an exploration of climate impact much closer to home.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Catherine Espaillat
How do the protoplanetary disks around young pre-main sequence stars evolve into planetary systems? Come attend Dr. Catherine Espaillat’s plenary talk “From Disks to Planets: Observing Planet Formation in Disks Around Young Stars” at #AAS233 to know more!
Revisiting the Barnard’s Star Debate
A possible super-Earth was discovered 6 light years from us around Barnard’s star, but does it actually exist?
Potential Planets in the Bulge
Five candidate exoplanets have been found! Read this bite to find out if there are aliens on them! Just kidding… but today’s paper does cover how these candidates were found as well as their potential properties.