A very stealthy alias: the impostor planet of Barnard’s star
Introduction One of the signature targets of HPF’s search for nearby exoplanets is Barnard’s star, the second-closest star...
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Rapid Formation of Super-Earths Around Low-Mass Stars
Simulating the formation of super-Earths around M dwarfs A recent study accepted for publication in the Monthly Notices of the Royal...
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Target Prioritization for the NEID Earth Twin Survey
The NEID Earth Twin Survey The NEID spectrograph, designed and built by a team led by CEHW Professor Suvrath Mahadevan, was installed at...
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CEHW astronomers develop model for the distribution of inner planetary systems
Statistical model may help unravel the mystery of apparently single-planet systems and aid exoplanet-seeking missions Data from the Kepler...
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Where to search for signs of life
A recent study accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal proposes a new strategy for searching for biosignatures, chemical...
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HPF discovers a Jupiter transiting the cool star TOI-1899
HPF has confirmed the planetary nature of a single-transiting Jupiter-sized planet (1.15 Jupiter radii) orbiting a nearby low mass M dwarf...
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HPF discovers a warm super Neptune – TOI-1728b
The Discovery A component of HPF’s on-sky time is used to follow up on potential planets discovered by NASA’s Transiting...
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A young sub-Neptune-sized planet sheds light onto how planets form and evolve
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The detailed characterization of a young planet slightly smaller than Neptune provides insight into how such...
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Sub-Neptune sized planet validated with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder
A signal originally detected by the Kepler spacecraft has been validated as an exoplanet using the Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HPF), an...
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Looking for aliens who might be looking for us
Data from a massive search for cosmic radio emission released Feb 14. by the Breakthrough Listen Initiative—the most comprehensive survey...
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