A map of HD 189733 b using eclipse mapping
An outline of the paper: A TWO-DIMENSIONAL INFRARED MAP OF THE EXTRASOLAR PLANET HD 189733B by Majeau, Agol & Cowan. Transiting systems offer two ways to…
The Diversity of Exoplanet Atmospheres
An outline of the paper: A TWO-DIMENSIONAL INFRARED MAP OF THE EXTRASOLAR PLANET HD 189733B by Majeau, Agol & Cowan. Transiting systems offer two ways to…
An outline of the papers: Transient surface liquid in Titan’s polar regions from Cassini by Hazes et al. and Shoreline retreat at Titan’s Ontario Lacus and Arrakis…
An overview of the scientific literature on exoclimes in 2011 (if you notice some glaring omission, give us a shout in the comment section). This…
An overview of the scientific literature on exoclimes in 2011 (if you notice some glaring omission, give us a shout in the comment section). …
The “anomalous radius problem” The first transiting hot Jupiter, HD 209458 b, is much larger than can be accounted for by standard models of structure…
Good morning, this is Frederic taking over from Nawal. We have two review talks and two contributed talks this morning. Colin Goldblatt, from University of…
What does the sunset look like on HD 209458 b? Amazingly, we know quite accurately. This is because the colour of the sunset is exactly…
What does the sunset look like on HD 189733 b? Amazingly, we know quite accurately. This is because the colour of the sunset is exactly…
An outline of the paper: The atmospheric chemistry of GJ 1214 b: photochemistry and clouds by Miller-Ricci-Kempton et al. GJ 1214 b is at present the…
The projection of the angle between the stellar spin and the planetary orbit can be measured for transiting planets, by following the radial-velocity anomaly during…