Exploring planetary systems similar to our solar system can provide a means to explore a large range of possibly temperate climates on Earth-like worlds.
Earth-like Planet
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TOI-544 b: A Potential Water-world Inside The Radius Valley In A Two-planet System
We report on the precise radial velocity follow-up of TOI-544 (HD 290498), a bright K star (V=10.8), which hosts a small transiting planet recently discovered by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey […]
Posted inHabitable Zones, Press Release
Atmospheres and UV Environments of Earth-like Planets Throughout Post-Main Sequence Evolution
During the post-main sequence phase of stellar evolution the orbital distance of the habitable zone, which allows for liquid surface water on terrestrial planets, moves out past the system’s original […]
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release
Newfound Planet Is Earth-mass But Gassy
An international team of astronomers has discovered the first Earth-mass planet that transits, or crosses in front of, its host star. KOI-314c is the lightest planet to have both its […]