The exoplanet transit method inherently misses a substantial number of planets due to its requirement for a direct line of sight and the random orientations of exoplanet orbits relative to Earth. The ...
The first confirmed exoplanets were discovered in 1992 orbiting a pulsar, followed by the first discovery around a sun-like star in 1995. Currently, nearly 5,500 exoplanets in over 4,000 systems have ...
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Sharper exoplanet data: Limb darkening correction can boost transit depth accuracy fivefold
In principle, discovering new exoplanets is pretty easy. Simply measure the brightness of a star over time, and when a planet passes in front of the star, the brightness will dim slightly. The more ...
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