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astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

Multi-epoch afterglow rebrightenings in GRB 250129A: Evidence for successive shock interactions

D. Akl, S. Antier, H. Koehn +105

Most long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) exhibit afterglows broadly consistent with external forward-shock emission, typically described by smooth broken power-law decays in the multiband…

astro-ph.EP2026

Hidden Gems in TESS: sherlock finds two new rocky planets around nearby M dwarfs

M. Timmermans, M. Dévora-Pajares, F. J. Pozuelos +25

The Hidden Gems project searches the TESS data for additional planets transiting low-mass stars in confirmed systems. Our goal is to identify planet candidates that are below the d…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 14 cited

The rings of (2060) Chiron: Evidence of an evolving system

C. L. Pereira, F. Braga-Ribas, B. Sicardy +54

The centaur (2060) Chiron has long been a candidate for hosting material in orbit, based on occultation and photometric and spectroscopic data. Here, we present a multichord stella…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 8 cited

Two warm Earth-sized exoplanets and an Earth-sized candidate in the M5V-M6V binary system TOI-2267

S. Zúñiga-Fernández, F. J. Pozuelos, M. Dévora-Pajares +63

We report two warm Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting the close binary TOI-2267 (M5+M6, separation ~8 au). Data from TESS and ground-based facilities confirm the planets, but we canno…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

TOI-1743 b, TOI-5799 b, TOI-5799 c and TOI-6223 b: TESS discovery and validation of four super-Earth to Neptune-sized planets around M dwarfs

S. Yalçınkaya, K. Barkaoui, Ö. Baştürk +62

We present the discovery by the TESS mission of one transiting Neptune-sized planet, TOI-6223 b and two transiting super-Earths, TOI-1743 b and TOI-5799 b. We validate these planet…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

The Orbit of WASP-4 b is in Decay

Ö. Baştürk, A. C. Kutluay, A. Barker +25

WASP-4 b is a hot Jupiter exhibiting a decreasing orbital period, prompting investigations into potential mechanisms driving its evolution. We analyzed 173 transit light curves, in…

astro-ph.EP2025

TOI-2407 b: a warm Neptune in the desert

C. Janó Muñoz, M. J. Hooton, P. P. Pedersen +22

We present the validation of TOI-2407 b, a warm Neptune-sized planet with a radius of 4.26 0.26 R, orbiting an early M-type star with a period of 2.7 days and an equ…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

Three Hot Jupiters transiting K-dwarfs with a significant heavy element mass

Y. G. C. Frensch, F. Bouchy, G. Lo Curto +50

Albeit at a lower frequency than around hotter stars, short-period gas giants around low-mass stars ( K) do exist, despite predictions from planetary populat…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 2 cited

A transiting rocky super-Earth and a non-transiting sub-Neptune orbiting the M dwarf TOI-771

G. Lacedelli, E. Pallé, Y. T. Davis +24

The origin and evolution of the sub-Neptune population is a highly debated topic in the exoplanet community. With the advent of JWST, atmospheric studies can now put unprecedented…

astro-ph.EP2025

TOI-6508b: A massive transiting brown dwarf orbiting a low-mass star

K. Barkaoui, D. Sebastian, S. Zúñiga-Fernández +44

We report the discovery of a transiting brown dwarf orbiting a low-mass star, TOI-6508b. Today, only ~50 transiting brown dwarfs have been discovered. TOI-6508b was first detected…

astro-ph.EP2025

TOI-2015b: a sub-Neptune in strong gravitational interaction with an outer non-transiting planet

K. Barkaoui, J. Korth, E. Gaidos +119

TOI-2015 is a known exoplanetary system around an M4 dwarf star, consisting of a transiting sub-Neptune planet in a 3.35-day orbital period, TOI-2015b, accompanied by a non-transit…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 10 cited

Characterization of seven transiting systems including four warm Jupiters from SOPHIE and TESS

N. Heidari, G. H'ebrard, E. Martioli +65

We present the study of seven systems, three of which TOI-2295, TOI-2537, and TOI-5110 are newly discovered planetary systems. Through the analysis of TESS photometry, SOPHIE radia…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 3 cited

A joint effort to discover and characterize two resonant mini Neptunes around TOI-1803 with TESS, HARPS-N and CHEOPS

T. Zingales, L. Malavolta, L. Borsato +130

We present the discovery of two mini Neptunes near a 2:1 orbital resonance configuration orbiting the K0 star TOI-1803. We describe their orbital architecture in detail and suggest…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 11 cited

TESS discovery of two super-Earths orbiting the M-dwarf stars TOI-6002 and TOI-5713 near the radius valley

M. Ghachoui, B. V. Rackham, M. Dévora-Pajares +45

We present the validation of two TESS super-Earth candidates transiting the mid-M dwarfs TOI-6002 and TOI-5713 every 10.90 and 10.44 days, respectively. The first star (TOI-6002) i…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 7 cited

The inflated, eccentric warm Jupiter TOI-4914 b orbiting a metal-poor star, and the hot Jupiters TOI-2714 b and TOI-2981 b

G. Mantovan, T. G. Wilson, L. Borsato +32

Recent observations of giant planets have revealed unexpected bulk densities. Hot Jupiters, in particular, appear larger than expected for their masses compared to planetary evolut…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 11 cited

Validation of up to seven TESS planet candidates through multi-colour transit photometry using MuSCAT2 data

A. Peláez-Torres, E. Esparza-Borges, E. Pallé +62

The TESS mission searches for transiting exoplanets by monitoring the brightness of hundreds of thousands of stars across the entire sky. M-type planet hosts are ideal targets for…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 33 cited

TOI-5005 b: A super-Neptune in the savanna near the ridge

A. Castro-González, J. Lillo-Box, D. J. Armstrong +38

The Neptunian desert and savanna have recently been found to be separated by a ridge, an overdensity of planets in the period range of 3-5 days. These features are thought…

astro-ph.EP2024

Three short-period Earth-sized planets around M dwarfs discovered by TESS: TOI-5720b, TOI-6008b and TOI-6086b

K. Barkaoui, R. P. Schwarz, N. Narita +53

One of the main goals of the NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission is the discovery of Earth-like planets around nearby M-dwarf stars. Here, we present the di…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 8 cited

TOI-4336 A b: A temperate sub-Neptune ripe for atmospheric characterization in a nearby triple M-dwarf system

M. Timmermans, G. Dransfield, M. Gillon +54

Small planets transiting bright nearby stars are essential to our understanding of the formation and evolution of exoplanetary systems. However, few constitute prime targets for at…

astro-ph.EP2024

TOI-1135 b: A young hot Saturn-size planet orbiting a solar-type star

M. Mallorquín, N. Lodieu, V. J. S. Béjar +20

Despite the thousands of planets in orbit around stars known to date, the mechanisms of planetary formation, migration, and atmospheric loss remain unresolved. In this work, we con…

astro-ph.EP2024

Wolf 327b: A new member of the pack of ultra-short-period super-Earths around M dwarfs

F. Murgas, E. Pallé, J. Orell-Miquel +52

Planets with orbital periods shorter than 1 day are rare and have formation histories that are not completely understood. Small () ultra-short-period (…

astro-ph.EP2023

The GAPS Programme at TNG L -- TOI-4515 b: An eccentric warm Jupiter orbiting a 1.2 Gyr-old G-star

I. Carleo, L. Malavolta, S. Desidera +68

Context. Different theories have been developed to explain the origins and properties of close-in giant planets, but none of them alone can explain all of the properties of the war…