by Eric Ford | May 11, 2016 | Exoplanet & Brown Dwarf Surveys, News, Orbital Dynamics, Research, Star & Planet Formation, Statistical Methodology & Data Analysis
The search for planets orbiting other stars in our galaxy has revealed an extraordinary family of planets whose orbits are so carefully timed that they provide long-term stability for their planetary system. A paper describing the formation of this planetary system by...
by Eric Ford | Mar 22, 2016 | Exoplanet & Brown Dwarf Surveys, News, Orbital Dynamics, Statistical Methodology & Data Analysis
Astronomers at the Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds have measured the masses of ten small exoplanets, a big boost to the number of small exoplanets with measured masses. All ten of these planets were discovered by NASA’s Kepler mission which was...
by Eric Ford | Jun 17, 2015 | Exoplanet & Brown Dwarf Surveys, News, Orbital Dynamics, Research, Statistical Methodology & Data Analysis
A First: Exoplanet smaller than Earth gets its size and mass measured A team of astronomers has measured the mass and size of the smallest exoplanet yet, a Mars-sized planet orbiting a red dwarf star about 200 light years from our solar system. The team, which...
by Eric Ford | Apr 22, 2014 | Exoplanet & Brown Dwarf Surveys, Orbital Dynamics, Research, Statistical Methodology & Data Analysis
Mysteries of one of the most fascinating nearby planetary systems now have been solved… Read more at the PSU press release or graduate student Ben Nelson’s blog.
