A step by step guide to finding planets around ultracool dwarfs
Astronomers have been finding planets around M dwarf stars for a while. Can we go even cooler and find planets around the diverse L and T spectral group?
An interplanetary collision — in a distant planetary system
Interplanetary collisions can explain a number of phenomena in our own solar system — here’s evidence of such a crash shaping the formation of two distant planets. Translate from an Astrobitos bite by Elena Gonzales Egea.
Peas in a Pod?
Neighboring exoplanets appear to come in similar sizes. But is this a result of observational bias?
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.
What is causing these Little Dippers?
Could exocomets be causing these strange shaped lightcurves?