Planetary Habitability

6 Jun
2014
June 6, 2014

Habitable Planet Reality Check: Kapteyn b

Earlier this week, the discovery of a pair of planets orbiting the nearby Kapteyn’s Star was announced [1, 2]. While such announcements go largely unnoticed nowadays […]
Astrobiology, Astronomy, Extrasolar Planets, Planetary Habitability
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7 May
2014
May 7, 2014

Habitable Planet Reality Check 55 Cancri f

Six years ago the discovery of the fifth planet known to orbit 55 Cancri A (abbreviated 55 Cnc A and also known as ρ1 Cancri A) […]
Astrobiology, Astronomy, Extrasolar Planets, Planetary Habitability
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20 Apr
2014
April 20, 2014

Habitable Planet Reality Check: Kepler 186f

The announcement of the discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting inside the habitable zone of the distant red dwarf star designated Kepler 186 has resulted in […]
Astrobiology, Astronomy, Extrasolar Planets, Planetary Habitability
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29 Mar
2014
March 29, 2014

The Transition from Super Earth to Mini Neptune

In the just-published April 2014 issue of Sky & Telescope is an article detailing the results announced at the January American Astronomical Society meeting on some […]
Astronomy, Extrasolar Planets, Planetary Habitability
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