The occurrence and architecture of exoplanetary systems

JN Winn, DC Fabrycky - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The basic geometry of the Solar System—the shapes, spacings, and orientations of the
planetary orbits—has long been a subject of fascination as well as inspiration for planet …

Earth's early atmosphere

JF Kasting - Science, 1993 - science.org
Ideas about atmospheric composition and climate on the early Earth have evolved
considerably over the last 30 years, but many uncertainties still remain. It is generally agreed …

Seven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1

M Gillon, AHMJ Triaud, BO Demory, E Jehin, E Agol… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
One aim of modern astronomy is to detect temperate, Earth-like exoplanets that are well
suited for atmospheric characterization. Recently, three Earth-sized planets were detected …

Habitable zones around main-sequence stars: new estimates

RK Kopparapu, R Ramirez, JF Kasting… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Identifying terrestrial planets in the habitable zones (HZs) of other stars is one of the primary
goals of ongoing radial velocity (RV) and transit exoplanet surveys and proposed future …

Carbon-bearing molecules in a possible Hycean atmosphere

N Madhusudhan, S Sarkar… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The search for habitable environments and biomarkers in exoplanetary atmospheres is the
holy grail of exoplanet science. The detection of atmospheric signatures of habitable Earth …

The occurrence of potentially habitable planets orbiting M dwarfs estimated from the full Kepler dataset and an empirical measurement of the detection sensitivity

CD Dressing, D Charbonneau - The Astrophysical Journal, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an improved estimate of the occurrence rate of small planets orbiting small stars
by searching the full four-year Kepler data set for transiting planets using our own planet …

The PLATO 2.0 mission

H Rauer, C Catala, C Aerts, T Appourchaux… - Experimental …, 2014 - Springer
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 …

Revealing the mysteries of Venus: The DAVINCI mission

JB Garvin, SA Getty, GN Arney… - The Planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging
(DAVINCI) mission described herein has been selected for flight to Venus as part of the …

Prevalence of Earth-size planets orbiting Sun-like stars

EA Petigura, AW Howard… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Determining whether Earth-like planets are common or rare looms as a touchstone in the
question of life in the universe. We searched for Earth-size planets that cross in front of their …

Exoplanet biosignatures: a review of remotely detectable signs of life

EW Schwieterman, NY Kiang, MN Parenteau… - Astrobiology, 2018 - liebertpub.com
In the coming years and decades, advanced space-and ground-based observatories will
allow an unprecedented opportunity to probe the atmospheres and surfaces of potentially …