Astrophysical: Exoplanets

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    ASTEP confirmation of a pair of long-period Jupiter-sized planets with extremely low densities transiting TOI-791
    Gas giant planets with periods $20~\lt ~P~\lt ~300~\rm d$ orbiting Sun-like stars are a relatively uncommon outcome of planetary formation, and key questions...
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    Asteroseismology of iota Draconis and Discovery of an Additional Long-period Companion
    Giant stars as known exoplanet hosts are relatively rare due to the potential challenges in acquiring precision radial velocities and the small predicted...
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    Asteroseismology of the Red-giant Hosts KOI-3886 and iota Draconis
    Kepler asteroseismology has played an important role in the characterization of host stars and their planetary systems. Target selection biases, however, meant...
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    Astronomers discover a four-planet system with a peculiar migration process
    An international research, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) participates, has discovered a new planetary system comprised of 4 planets...
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    Astronomers discover a planetary system with three super-Earths and two super-Mercuries
    International research, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) and with the participation of the the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias...
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    Astronomers discover a surprising system of six exoplanets which orbit rhythmically
    An international collaboration in which researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias take part, has discovered a unique planetary system made up of...
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    Astronomers discover an ultra-light and super-fast sub-Earth orbiting a red dwarf
    An international team, including researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has discovered an extrasolar planet with half the mass of the...
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    Astronomers discover Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting ultra-cool star
    An international scientific team, with the participation of researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has found a new world similar in...
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    Astronomers discover one of the closest potentially habitable exoplanets to Earth
    An international research, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has played a leading role, has found a planet of intermediate size between...