Tag Archive for 'KELT'

An artist’s impression of the Gliese 414 system. Image credit: Sci-News.com.

Astronomers Find Two Massive Exoplanets in Nearby Binary System

Sep 21, 2020 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers have discovered two planets orbiting a bright dwarf star in the binary stellar system Gliese 414. An artist’s impression of the Gliese 414...

Ringed Gas Giant Discovered Orbiting Young Star PDS 110

May 31, 2017 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers have identified that the light from PDS 110 is regularly blocked by a large object — and they predict that these eclipses are caused...

This is an artist’s rendering of the styrofoam-density exoplanet KELT-11b. Image credit: Walter Robinson, Lehigh University.

KELT-11b: ‘Puffy’ Gas Giant Found 320 Light-Years Away

May 16, 2017 by News Staff

A multinational team of astronomers led by Lehigh University researcher Joshua Pepper has discovered a ‘styrofoam’-density exoplanet orbiting the bright...

This artist’s impression shows the view from a terrestrial exoplanet towards the planet’s host star in a triple stellar system. Image credit: M. Kornmesser / ESO.

KELT-4Ab: Hot Jupiter Exoplanet Found in Triple Stellar System

Apr 4, 2016 by Sergio Prostak

An international team of astronomers has announced the discovery of a transiting hot Jupiter in a rare triple-star system. This artist’s impression shows...