4 papers
Exoplanet Search and Characterization with the Proposed POET Canadian Space Mission
S. Metchev, J. Rowe, P. Miles-Páez +20
The Photometric Observations of Exoplanet Transits (POET) is a proposed micro-satellite mission dedicated to the characterization and discovery of transiting exoplanets. POET has b…
Model Predictions for the 2025 October Draconid Outburst
Auriane Egal, Paul Wiegert, Danielle E. Moser +2
The October Draconid meteor shower, produced by comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, is notorious for rare but intense outbursts, some exceeding rates of about 10 000 meteors per hour. In 2…
Catastrophic disruption of asteroid 2023 CX1 and implications for planetary defense
Auriane Egal, Denis Vida, François Colas +94
Mitigation of the threat from airbursting asteroids requires an understanding of the potential risk they pose for the ground. How asteroids release their kinetic energy in the atmo…
A Planet as the Possible Cause of the HD 181327 Debris Disk Asymmetry
Chris Fox, Paul Wiegert
The debris disk around HD 181327 shows a significant asymmetry in its surface brightness profile when viewed in visible light. Observations from the Hubble Space Telescope STIS ins…