Using observations from home to improve the transit method
Most exoplanets are and have been detected by the transit method. Maybe, we can improve the method even further by drawing conclusions from the recent Venus transits in 2004 and 2012.
Spinning stars as stellar clocks
Spinning stars offer a useful way of determining the ages of star clusters
Evryscope, Greek for “wide-seeing”
Everyscope: Opening a new window into time-resolved astronomy.
Molecular Gas in Post-Starburst Galaxies
What makes galaxies stop forming stars? Is gas removed entirely, or simply heated to prevent stars from forming? Today’s paper uses observations of carbon monoxide in post-starburst galaxies to try to answer this question.
A Crippled Kepler Discovers a New Planet
The Kepler Space Telescope was the workhorse of exoplanet discovery until its second reaction wheel failed, rendering it incapable of continuing its original mission. Now, Kepler is back in the game of planet hunting.
Are Carbon-Rich Planets Just an Observational Bias?
The recent discoveries of alien worlds seemingly rich in carbon reveal a lot of diverse information about the history and further evolutionary paths of exoplanets. However, a correct physical understanding of the investigated systems is crucial for getting the most out of incoming data and is an area of very active research. Therefore, the theoretical modeling of exoplanetary systems must be advanced to a state which includes the long-term evolution of the distribution of detectable molecular species in the planet forming environment.