For astrobiologists, the search for life beyond our solar system could be likened to where one would look in a vast desert—essentially, where there’s water. And it turns out that […]
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Accelerating Exoplanet Climate Modelling: A Machine Learning Approach To Complement 3D GCM Grid Simulations
With the development of ever-improving telescopes capable of observing exoplanet atmospheres in greater detail and number, there is a growing demand for enhanced 3D climate models to support and help […]
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Prospects Of Detecting Rotational Flatness Of Exoplanets From Space-based Photometry
In the era of photometry with space-based telescopes, such as CHEOPS (CHaracterizing ExOPlanets Satellite), JWST (James Webb Space Telescope), PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars), and ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote-sensing […]
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PLATO Space Telescope’s Cameras Have Been Integrated
Are there planets similar to Earth? Do they orbit stars like our Sun? How do planetary systems form and evolve? To answer these and other questions, the European Space Agency […]
Posted inAstronomy & 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
This thesis constitutes an observational effort to advance our understanding of planet formation and evolution across different regimes.
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DART-Vetter: A Deep LeARning Tool For Automatic Triage Of Exoplanet Candidates
In the identification of new planetary candidates in transit surveys, the employment of Deep Learning models proved to be essential to efficiently analyse a continuously growing volume of photometric observations.
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Where To Find The Next Earth
A team from the University of Bern and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS has developed a machine learning model that predicts potential planetary systems with Earth-like […]
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Combination Of Cosmic Processes Shapes The Size And Location Of sub-Neptunes
A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study led by researchers […]
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The PLATO Multiple Star Working Group (MSWG)
The PLATO mission is scheduled for launch in December 2026. It is an ESA M-class mission designed to find small planets around bright stars via the transit technique.
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Planetary Mass Determinations from a Simplified Photodynamical Model — Application To The Complete Kepler Dataset
We use PyDynamicaLC, a model using the least number of, and the least correlated, degrees of freedom needed to derive a photodynamical model, to describe some of the smallest — […]