An understanding of the structure and composition of the giant planets is rapidly evolving
because of (i) high-pressure experiments with the ability to study metallic hydrogen and …

▪ Abstract We know that giant planets played a crucial role in the making of our Solar
System. The discovery of giant planets orbiting other stars is a formidable opportunity to …

PLATO 2.0 has recently been selected for ESA's M3 launch opportunity (2022/24). Providing
accurate key planet parameters (radius, mass, density and age) in statistical numbers, it …

To aid in the physical interpretation of planetary radii constrained through observations of
transiting planets, or eventually direct detections, we compute model radii of pure hydrogen …

The phase diagrams of water and ammonia were determined by constant pressure ab initio
molecular dynamic simulations at pressures (30 to 300 gigapascal) and temperatures (300 …

Neptune-sized extrasolar planets that orbit relatively close to their host stars—often called"
hot Neptunes"—are common within the known population of exoplanets and planetary …

There are still many open questions regarding the nature of Uranus and Neptune, the
outermost planets in the Solar System. In this review we summarize the current-knowledge …

Several transiting super-Earths are expected to be discovered in the coming few years.
While tools to model the interior structure of transiting planets exist, inferences about the …

Since the Voyager fly-bys of Uranus and Neptune, improved gravity field data have been
derived from long-term observations of the planets' satellite motions, and modified shape …

ABSTRACT" Empirical" models (pressure versus density) of Uranus and Neptune interiors
constrained by the gravitational coefficients J 2, J 4, the planetary radii and masses, and …