ESPRESSO: The next European exoplanet hunter

The Next Great Exoplanet

What strange new worlds will our next-generation telescopes find? Kevin Heng is an assistant professor of astrophysics at the University of Bern, Switzerland (Twitter: @KevinHeng1). He is a core science team member of the CHEOPS mission and is involved in the PLATO mission. Joshua Winn is associate professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was a member of the Kepler sci...

The Next Great Exoplanet Hunt

What strange new worlds will our next-generation telescopes find? Kevin Heng is an assistant professor of astrophysics at the University of Bern, Switzerland (Twitter: @KevinHeng1). He is a core science team member of the CHEOPS mission and is involved in the PLATO mission. Joshua Winn is associate professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was a member of the Kepler sci...

Gaussian processes: the next step in exoplanet data analysis

The Exoplanet Orbit Database

We present a database of well determined orbital parameters of exoplanets, and their host stars’ properties. This database comprises spectroscopic orbital elements measured for 427 planets orbiting 363 stars from radial velocity and transit measurements as reported in the literature. We have also compiled fundamental transit parameters, stellar parameters, and the method used for the planets di...

Exoplanet Investigations

Characterizing planets orbiting stars beyond the sun—exoplanets—is one of the scientific frontiers pioneered using Hubble observations. When Webb becomes operational, the current Hubble results will be expanded to an astonishing degree—far more than would be expected based on the increase in aperture. Webb’s sensitivity in the infrared, and especially its infrared spectroscopic capability, will...