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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

The Small Mars Problem

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Figure 1. All planets and dwarf planets orbiting within 6 astronomical units (AU) of our Sun, shown at their relative diameters. -----...
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

TRAPPIST-1 and Kepler-11: Revised Masses

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Figure 1. Revised masses and radii for the seven planets of TRAPPIST-1, as estimated by Wang & colleagues (2017). Results from Gil...
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

HD 219134 Scorecard: 5 planets, 2 transiting

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Figure 1. Architecture of the mixed-mass planetary system around HD 219134, a nearby K dwarf, as characterized by Gillon et al. 2017 a...
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This blog feeds and feeds on my fascination with extrasolar planets. Although I have no graduate training in astronomy, I'm a proficient reader and researcher, with a PhD in English to prove it. I've worked for many years as a writer and editor of scientific, technical, and medical articles. You can usually trust me to admit it when I don't know what I'm talking about.
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