HD 25295 b: un sub-Nettuniano che ha trattenuto la sua atmosfera

Scoperto attorno ad una stella di tipo solare un pianeta di tipo sub-Nettuniano che avrebbe dovuto perdere la propria atmosfera   Gran parte degli oltre 6000 esopianeti scoperti finora appartiene a due categorie non esistenti nel Sistema Solare: le super-Terre e i pianeti sub-nettuniani. Più che per la massa, queste due famiglie sono differenziate principalmente dai loro raggi, che mostrano

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Un sub-nettuniano roccioso attorno a TOI-5734 caratterizzato dello studio: “The GAPS Programme at the TNG LXX. TOI-5734b: A hot sub-Neptune orbiting a relatively young K dwarf with an Earth-like density” di S. Filomeno (INAF-OARoma)

Misurate le proprietà del pianeta orbitante attorno alla stella giovane TOI-5734: un sub-nettuniano roccioso dalla densità simile a quella della Terra   Nonostante gli oltre 6000 esopianeti scoperti finora, la nostra conoscenza dei processi di formazione planetaria risulta ancora limitata. Questo perché la verifica dei modelli teorici richiederebbe l’osservazione e la caratterizzazione di pianeti attorno a stelle molto giovani. La

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La scoperta di un sub-nettuniano con una densità terrestre orbitante attorno ad una stella giovane descritta nell’articolo: “The GAPS Programme at the TNG: LXX. TOI-5734b: A hot sub-Neptune orbiting a relatively young K dwarf with an Earth-like density” di S. Filomeno (INAF – OARoma))

Gli esopianeti orbitanti attorno a stelle giovani sono di grande interesse scientifico, poiché permettono di vincolare i modelli che descrivono la formazione planetaria e le prime fasi di evoluzione dei sistemi planetari. Inoltre, le stelle giovani sono tipicamente caratterizzate da un’intensa attività magnetica; questa produce un’abbondante emissione di radiazione ad alta energia che, incidendo sulle atmosfere dei pianeti, può alterarne

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Due nuovi esopianeti scoperti attorno alla stella a bassa metallicità TOI-5788

Scoperta di due esopianeti attorno alla stella “povera di metalli” TOI-5788   Grazie all’analisi dei dati ottenuti dai satelliti TESS (NASA) e CHEOPS (ESA), insieme allo spettrografo HARPS-N del Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, un team di ricercatori guidato dall’astrofisico B. S. Lakeland (Università di Birmingham ed Exeter) ha scoperto e caratterizzato due esopianeti in orbita attorno a TOI-5788, una stella di

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A system of super-Earth exoplanets orbiting around GJ 3998 described in the paper: “HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XVI. A super-Earth in the habitable zone of the GJ 3998 multi-planet system” of A. K. Stefanov (IAC)

At just 60 light-years away from us, the M-type star GJ 3998 hosts a system of three super-Earths, discovered and studied thanks to observations from the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo.   M-type stars are among the most important targets in the search for exoplanets, primarily for two reasons: they are the most numerous stars in our Galaxy, and the most commonly

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New elements detected in the atmosphere of the hottest exoplanet known so far. The study: “The GAPS programme at TNG LX Atmospheric characterisation of KELT-9 b via single-line analysis: Detection of six H I Balmer lines, Na I, Ca I, Ca II, Fe I, Fe II, Mg I, Ti II, Sc II, and Cr II” of M. D’Arpa (INAF – OAPA/UNIPA) appeared on A&A

One of the most interesting aspects of exoplanetary science is the possibility of studying worlds that are not present in our Solar System (at least, not today). Some of these exoplanets possess such extreme properties that they are of great scientific interest. This is certainly the case for the Ultra-Hot Jupiter KELT-9b. It is a gas giant with a mass

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A rich and complex planetary system for the star TOI-4010. The paper: “TOI-4010: A System of Three Large Short-period Planets with a Massive Long-period Companion” of M. Kunimoto (MIT) appeared on AJ)

To date (November 2023), we have confirmed the presence of 5539 exoplanets in 4128 planetary systems. These numbers indicate that, in the majority of cases, we have identified one planet per planetary system. This limitation is primarily due to observational constraints, as it remains challenging to detect small exoplanets with long orbital periods (distant from their stars several astronomical units,

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A binary system in orbital synchronization. The study: “The GAPS programme at TNG. XLIII. A massive brown dwarf orbiting the active M dwarf TOI-5375” of J. Maldonado (INAF – OAPA) appeared on A&A

Nature sets a lower limit on stellar masses: objects less massive than 0.07-0.08 solar masses are incapable of initiating the thermonuclear reactions that power more massive stars. Below this threshold lies the realm of brown dwarfs, objects whose mass is too small to qualify as stars, yet too large to be categorized as planets.   The mechanism responsible for the

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Five molecular species found in the atmosphere of WASP-69b. The study: “The GAPS Programme at TNG. XXXVIII. Five molecules in the atmosphere of the warm giant planet WASP-69b detected at high spectral resolution” of G. Guilluy (INAF-OATo) recently appeared on A&A

In recent years, advances in instrumentation, knowledge, and observational strategies in the field of exoplanets have allowed for the identification and confirmation of thousands of planets around other stars (exoplanets). Moreover, for the past few years, astronomers have been capable of studying the chemistry and physical properties of the atmospheres of some of these exotic worlds. These studies can also

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Howe many planets around M dwarf stars? The study: “HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. XV. Planetary occurrence rates around early-M dwarfs” of M. Pinamonti (INAF-OATo) recently appeared on A&A

M dwarf stars, with temperature ranging between 2400 and 3900 K and mass between 0.08 and 0.7 solar masses, are ideal targets for the search of exoplanets. This because the most important techniques to search for exoplanets are more effective when applied to stars of this spectral type than to more massive stars. For instance, the method of radial velocity

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