Rocky planets are common around other stars, but their atmospheric properties remain
largely unconstrained. Thanks to a wealth of recent planet discoveries and upcoming …

Abstract The Kepler Mission is a space observatory launched in 2009 by NASA to monitor
170 000 stars over a period of four years to determine the frequency of Earth-size and larger …

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 …

The mass–period or radius–period distribution of close-in exoplanets shows a paucity of
intermediate mass/size (sub-Jovian) planets with periods≲ 3 d. We show that this sub …

Over the duration of the Kepler mission, KIC 8462852 was observed to undergo irregularly
shaped, aperiodic dips in flux of up to∼ 20 per cent. The dipping activity can last for …

We present a novel method to detect variable astrophysical objects and transient
phenomena using anomalous excess scatter in repeated measurements from public …

The fates of planetary systems provide unassailable insights into their formation and
represent rich cross-disciplinary dynamical laboratories. Mounting observations of post-main …

Most stars become white dwarfs after they have exhausted their nuclear fuel (the Sun will be
one such). Between one-quarter and one-half of white dwarfs have elements heavier than …

To date, more than 750 planets have been discovered orbiting stars other than the Sun. Two
sub-classes of these exoplanets," hot Jupiters" and their less massive counterparts" hot …

The habitability of the surface of any planet is determined by a complex evolution of its
interior, surface, and atmosphere. The electromagnetic and particle radiation of stars drive …