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A Rocky Composition for an Earth-sized Exoplanet
Andrew W. Howard, Roberto Sanchis-Ojeda, Geoffrey W. Marcy +7
Planets with sizes between that of Earth (with radius R) and Neptune (about 4 R) are now known to be common around Sun-like stars. Most such planets have been dis…
Exoplanet Transit Spectroscopy Using WFC3: WASP-12 b, WASP-17 b, and WASP-19 b
Avi Mandell, Korey Haynes, Evan Sinukoff +3
We report analysis of transit spectroscopy of the extrasolar planets WASP-12 b, WASP-17 b, and WASP-19 b using the Wide Field Camera 3 on the HST. We analyze the data for a single…
Below One Earth Mass: The Detection, Formation, and Properties of Subterrestrial Worlds
E. Sinukoff, B. Fulton, L. Scuderi +1
The Solar System includes two planets --- Mercury and Mars --- significantly less massive than Earth, and all evidence indicates that planets of similar size orbit many stars. In f…