low-density super-Earth (LDSE) Archives - Astrobiology

Flux contamination from nearby sources in the photometry of a TESS Object of Interest, TOI-4479. Left: heat map with the pixel-by-pixel flux fraction coming from TOI-4479 in sector 41. The red grid is the SPOC aperture. The white disks represent all the nearby sources, and the six sources that most contribute to the aperture flux are highlighted in different colours. Right: Flux contributions to the SPOC aperture from the target and most contaminant stars. This plot was created through TESS-cont (https://github.com/castro-gzlz/TESS-cont) -- astro-ph.EP

Astronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, PLATO, Press Release

Exoplanet Exploration In The Context Of The PLATO Mission: From Detection To Population Studies

by Keith CowingJune 29, 2025April 27, 2026

This thesis constitutes an observational effort to advance our understanding of planet formation and evolution across different regimes.