University of Texas: A Young Sub-Neptune-Sized Planet Sheds Light Onto How Planets Form and Evolve
August 05, 2020
August 05, 2020
FORT DAVIS, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release:
A team of astronomers including McDonald Observatory's Bill Cochran have made a detailed study of a young planet slightly smaller than Neptune with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder at The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory. They characterized the planet's mass, radius, and the tilt of its orbit. This work provides insight into how such planets fo . . .
A team of astronomers including McDonald Observatory's Bill Cochran have made a detailed study of a young planet slightly smaller than Neptune with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder at The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory. They characterized the planet's mass, radius, and the tilt of its orbit. This work provides insight into how such planets fo . . .