Release of the first three years of HARPS-N solar spectra in celebration of five years of solar telescope operation

The HARPS-N Solar Telescope has been observing the Sun as a distant, point-like star every clear day at 5-minute cadence
TESS Data May Already Hold a Clue to The Mysterious Planet Nine

The hypothesized Planet Nine has an expected magnitude of 19 < V < 24 raising the possibility that TESS could discover it!
Newly-Discovered Rocky Exoplanet Has Three Red Suns

Astronomers using NASA’s TESS Satellite have discovered a terrestrial planet orbiting a star in the triple-star system LTT 1445.
Researchers Arrive at Extreme Solar Systems IV Meeting

This semi-annual meeting covers all aspects of research on exoplanets.
Modeling Exoplanet Atmospheres

Key molecular species include nitrogen, oxygen, methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen.
Astronomers Discover A New Neptune-Size Exoplanet, K2-263 b

K2-263b most likely contains an equivalent amount of ices compared to rock.
A Rare Look at the Surface of a Rocky Exoplanet

This artist's illustration depicts the exoplanet LHS 3844b, which is 1.3 times the mass of Earth and orbits an M dwarf star.

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2019 Dec 10

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Detection Of Na, K And H2O In The Hazy Atmosphere Of WASP-6b

Monday, December 2, 2019

Artist's rendition of an Earth-like "exomoon" orbiting a gas giant planet in a star's habitable zone. NASA/JPL-CalTech

Strange, giant exoplanet could be the best place to look for livable exomoons

Friday, November 22, 2019

PODCAST - The Hunt for Alien Life and Exoplanets, with David Charbonneau

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

ESO / L. Calçada

What Astronomers Can Learn From Hot Jupiters, the Scorching Giant Planets of the Galaxy

Friday, October 11, 2019

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