K2-136 is a late-K dwarf (0.742 ± 0.039 M ⊙) in the Hyades open cluster with three known, transiting planets and an age of 650 ± 70 Myr. Analyzing K2 photometry...
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PublicationHyades Member K2-136c: The Smallest Planet in an Open Cluster with a Precisely Measured Mass
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GalleryInauguration of the ARTEMIS telescope
Images of 20 June at the IAC headquarters and at the Teide Observatory, during the inauguration of the ARTEMIS telescope.
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TalkIntroduction of MuSCAT for exoplanet studies and its initial results
NASA's Kepler mission has made a revolution in discovering a large number of transiting exoplanets. Moreover K2, TESS, and PLATO will provide more transiting...
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NewsJames Webb telescope reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
NASA's space telescope has produced a molecular and chemical portrait of the atmospheric constituents of exoplanet WASP-39 b, a Saturn-sized behemoth that orbit...
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TalkKyoto 3.8m segmented telescope project
The 3.8m optical and infrared telescope, which is Japan's first segmented mirror telescope, is now being constructed using the world's first super high...
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TalkLight elements in stars with exoplanets
The surface abundance of lithium on the Sun is 140 times less than protosolar, yet the temperature at the base of the surface convective zone is not hot enough...
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TalkLiving with a red dwarf: X-ray and UV emissions of red dwarf stars and effects on hosted planets and their suitability for life
Red Dwarf (dM) stars are the most numerous stars in our Galaxy. These faint, cool, long-lived, and low mass stars make up > 80% of all stars in the Universe...
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TalkMass-Metallicity Trends in Transiting Exoplanets
Atmospheric compositions can provide powerful diagnostics of formation and migration histories of planetary systems. In this talk, I will present the results of...
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NewsMassive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107
Two of the planets which are orbiting the star Kepler 107 could be the result of an impact similar to that which affected the Earth to produce the Moon. An...