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Four synchronized planets reveal clues to how planets form

Posted on May 11, 2016 in Exoplanet & Brown Dwarf Surveys, News, Orbital Dynamics, Research, Star & Planet Formation, Statistical Methodology & Data Analysis | 0 comments

The search for planets orbiting other stars in our galaxy has revealed an extraordinary family of planets whose orbits are so carefully...

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Hungry Red Giant: First evidence discovered of a planet’s destruction by its star.

Posted on Oct 17, 2012 in Research, Star & Planet Formation, Star Properties | 0 comments

An aging star polluted with lithium. A massive planet with a highly elliptical orbit. To an international team of astronomers, these add...

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Brown dwarf pair mystifies astronomers

Posted on Dec 21, 2009 in Exoplanet & Brown Dwarf Surveys, Research, Star & Planet Formation | 0 comments

Two brown dwarf-sized objects orbiting a giant old star show that planets may assemble around stars more quickly and efficiently than...

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