by Meredith Rawls | May 15, 2015 | Daily Paper Summaries
Very low-mass M-dwarfs are a missing link in our theory of stellar interiors. Stars this small probably have fully convective interiors, but we don’t have a complete understanding of how that affects global properties like radius or temperature. It’s important to get right, if for no other reason because lots of exoplanets orbit M-dwarfs.
by Jaime Green | Feb 5, 2014 | Daily Paper Summaries
For planets too old for plate tectonics, a companion planet could drive tidal heating to keep conditions primed for life.
by Anna Rosen | Apr 24, 2012 | Daily Paper Summaries
The low-mass primitive halo star, SDSS J102915+172927, puzzled astronomers because of it’s extremely low metal content. This article aims to answer under what physical conditions can a star like this form.
