We present detailed asteroseismic modelling of 95 main-sequence solar-like stars and Kepler exoplanet host stars using the FICO procedure, a three-step method that combines forward and inverse techniques that enables […]
Super-Earths and sub-Neptunes represent the most common class of exoplanets discovered to date in our galaxy, yet they have no direct analogues in the Solar System. Since 2014, researchers within […]
The discovery of circumbinary planets (CBPs) has advanced our understanding of planet formation and dynamical evolution in complex environments.
![Plotted here are the Kepler confirmed planets/candidates with Gaia DR2 radius improvements. Selection criteria are main-sequence host-star with temperature 5000-6500 K and planet radius errors less than ±10%. Data source: exoplanet archive (Akeson et al. 2013) (Christiansen et al. 2025) (Thompson et al. 2017) and Gaia DR2 Berger et al. (2020, 2018); Brown et al. (2018); Lindegren et al. (2018). Sub-Panels: (1): 1100+ planets fulfilling the criteria, with gray ellipse showing the typical errors in planet radius and temperature. (2) and (3): Smooth Kernel fit to data. (4): All known transiting Hot Jupiters (Rp > 8 R⊕) which have masses measured from RV surveys (e.g. WASP, HAT, HAT-P, etc.), colored by metallicity ([Fe/H]). also c.f. (Castro-González et al. 2024). -- astro-ph.EP](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Exoplanet-Orbital-Distribution-1.png?resize=1200%2C718&ssl=1)
Recent astronomical observations, in particular from the Kepler and TESS missions and their related follow-ups, have revealed an abundance of exoplanets in the size range between Neptune (4 Earth radii) […]
Planets in binary-star systems exhibit demographic differences compared to planets in single-star systems.
Astronomers at the University of Warwick have validated over 100 exoplanets, including 31 newly detected planets, using a new artificial intelligence tool applied to data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey […]
The demographics of Kepler planets provide a key testbed for models of planet formation and evolution, particularly for explaining the radius valley separating super-Earths and sub-Neptunes.
We’ve added a planet candidate to the HD 137010 System Overview page to help the community track this object with future follow-up observations. More information about this exciting discovery is […]
The primary science driver of the Roman Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey (GBTDS) is the detection and demographics of cold exoplanets via microlensing (Astro2010, Penny et al. 2019).
Of the more than 4,500 stars known to have planets, one puzzling statistic stands out. Even though nearly all stars are expected to have planets and most stars form in […]
