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New Earths discovered around a very small star
An international team led by the University of Göttingen (Germany) with participation by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) have...
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PublicationNew Mass and Radius Constraints on the LHS 1140 Planets: LHS 1140 b Is either a Temperate Mini-Neptune or a Water WorldThe two-planet transiting system LHS 1140 has been extensively observed since its discovery in 2017, notably with Spitzer, HST, TESS, and ESPRESSO, placing...
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TalkNew Worlds: the Search for Planets outside the Solar SystemFor thousands of years humankind has speculated on the existence of planets and life beyond the solar system, but until recently astronomers have had only our...
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NewsNobel laureate Didier Queloz visits the IAC and outlines the ‘next frontier’ in the search for exoplanetsThe Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) welcomed the visit of Professor Didier Queloz, Nobel Laureate in Physics and co-discoverer of the first exoplanet...
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NewsNobel Prize winner in Physics John Mather will explore the enigmas of physics at the Museum of Science and the Cosmos in TenerifeThe Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos, part of the Organismo Autónomo de Museos y Centros del Cabildo de Tenerife, will host a conference by the astrophysicist...
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PublicationNon-detection of He I in the Atmosphere of GJ 1214b with Keck/NIRSPEC, at a Time of Minimal Telluric ContaminationObservations of helium in exoplanet atmospheres may reveal the presence of large gaseous envelopes and indicate ongoing atmospheric escape. Orell-Miquel et al....
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TalkObservations of Transiting ExoplanetsI will present the last results of the Transit Monitoring in the South (TraMoS) project. Since 2008, TraMoS has monitored transits of 30 exoplanets with...
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TalkObserving Planetary Transits with GTCSo far more than 800 planets have been discovered and their characterization is becoming more important. Transiting planets offer the unique opportunity of...
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PublicationOGLE-2014-BLG-0221Lb: A Jupiter Mass Ratio Companion Orbiting Either a Late-type Star or a Stellar RemnantWe present the analysis of the microlensing event OGLE-2014-BLG-0221, a planetary candidate event discovered in 2014. The photometric light curve is best...