[astro-ph.EP]. We present new CHEOPS transit observations of AU Mic b and AU Mic c obtained between June and September 2024, extending the baseline of transit-timing measurements of this young […]
AU Mic
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Radiation, Space Weather & Heliophysics, Status Report
Far-ultraviolet Flares and Variability of the Young M dwarf AU Mic: a Non-detection of Planet c in Transit at Lyman-alpha
Atmospheric escape’s potential to shape the exoplanet population motivates detailed observations of systems actively undergoing escape.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biophysics, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Radiation, Space Weather & Heliophysics, Status Report, Stellar Cartography
The Impact Of Stellar Flares On The Atmospheric Escape of Exoplanets Orbiting M stars I: Insights From The AU Mic System
The X-rays and Extreme Ultraviolet (XUV) emission from M stars can drive the atmospheric escape on planets orbiting them. M stars are also known for their frequent emission of stellar […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Press Release, Space Weather & Heliophysics
A Young Super-Earth Orbiting Red Dwarf AU Microscopii Is Evaporating
A young planet whirling around a petulant red dwarf star is changing in unpredictable ways orbit-by-orbit. It is so close to its parent star that it experiences a consistent, torrential […]