hot Jupiters
This Exoplanet Has Prematurely Aged its Star
Hot young stars are wildly active, emitting huge eruptions of charged particles form their surfaces. But as they age they…
10 years ago
Tilt-A-Whirl! A Tale Of Strange Planetary Orbits In Kepler-56
A faraway group of planets is puzzling scientists. Newly reported Kepler-56's system has three planets -- two smaller ones close…
11 years ago
New Exoplanet Research: Magnetic Fields Significantly Affect Hot Jupiter Atmospheres
Determining weather patterns in exoplanet atmospheres – hundreds to thousands of light years away – is extremely difficult. However, given…
11 years ago
Cosmic Collisions Could Eject Habitable Planets
[/caption] When it comes to solar systems, chances are good that we're a lot more special than we thought. According…
13 years ago