Michele DiodatiM51-ULS-1b, the First Extragalactic PlanetIts existence is deduced from a transit observed in X-rays, in an ultra-bright binary system located in the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)Oct 10, 2020Oct 10, 2020
Michele DiodatiThe Double Seasons of Kelt-9bAn exoplanet with a hellish climate experiences two summers a year because of the polar orbit it travels around an oblate starJul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
Michele DiodatiThe Closest Exoplanets to EarthAn essential description of the fifteen planetary systems closest to Earth, located within four parsecs of the SunJul 16, 2020Jul 16, 2020
Michele DiodatiProxima Centauri and Its Two PlanetsThe closest star to Earth is orbited by two planets, one of Earth-like mass, the other perhaps similar to Uranus and NeptuneApr 28, 2020Apr 28, 2020
Michele DiodatiCHEOPS, the exoplanets meterA low-cost space telescope, whose mission is to measure the radius of already known exoplanets, of which we know the minimum massJan 20, 2020Jan 20, 2020
Michele DiodatiLiquid Iron Rain on WASP-76bA planet with an extreme climate, with temperatures exceeding 2,500 °C, winds blowing at 19,000 kilometers per hour, and liquid iron rainsMar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020
Michele DiodatiThousands of Planets Around Supermassive Black Holes?According to a recent study, tens of thousands of planets could form in the accretion disk of a supermassive black holeDec 2, 20194Dec 2, 20194