Origins of hot Jupiters

RI Dawson, JA Johnson - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Hot Jupiters were the first exoplanets to be discovered around main sequence stars and
astonished us with their close-in orbits. They are a prime example of how exoplanets have …

[HTML][HTML] Revelations on Jupiter's formation, evolution and interior: Challenges from Juno results

R Helled, DJ Stevenson, JI Lunine, SJ Bolton… - Icarus, 2022 - Elsevier
The Juno mission has revolutionized and challenged our understanding of Jupiter. As Juno
transitioned into its extended mission, we review the major findings of Jupiter's internal …

Interpreting the atmospheric composition of exoplanets: sensitivity to planet formation assumptions

P Mollière, T Molyarova, B Bitsch… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Constraining planet formation based on the atmospheric composition of exoplanets is a
fundamental goal of the exoplanet community. Existing studies commonly try to constrain …

Vanadium oxide and a sharp onset of cold-trapping on a giant exoplanet

S Pelletier, B Benneke, M Ali-Dib, B Prinoth, D Kasper… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The abundance of refractory elements in giant planets can provide key insights into their
formation histories. Owing to the low temperatures of the Solar System giants, refractory …

Revisited mass-radius relations for exoplanets below 120 M⊕

JF Otegi, F Bouchy, R Helled - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020 - aanda.org
The masses and radii of exoplanets are fundamental quantities needed for their
characterisation. Studying the different populations of exoplanets is important for …

Planet formation theory in the era of ALMA and Kepler: from pebbles to exoplanets

J Drazkowska, B Bitsch, M Lambrechts… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Our understanding of planet formation has been rapidly evolving in recent years. The
classical planet formation theory, developed when the only known planetary system was our …

Measurement and implications of Saturn's gravity field and ring mass

L Iess, B Militzer, Y Kaspi, P Nicholson, D Durante… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The interior structure of Saturn, the depth of its winds, and the mass and
age of its rings have been open questions in planetary science. The mass distribution inside …

Jupiter's atmospheric jet streams extend thousands of kilometres deep

Y Kaspi, E Galanti, WB Hubbard, DJ Stevenson… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The depth to which Jupiter's observed east–west jet streams extend has been a long-
standing question,. Resolving this puzzle has been a primary goal for the Juno spacecraft …

A diffuse core in Saturn revealed by ring seismology

CR Mankovich, J Fuller - Nature Astronomy, 2021 - nature.com
The best constraints on the internal structures of giant planets have historically originated
from measurements of their gravity fields,–. These data are inherently mostly sensitive to a …

Rapid contraction of giant planets orbiting the 20-million-year-old star V1298 Tau

A Suárez Mascareño, M Damasso, N Lodieu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Current theories of planetary evolution predict that infant giant planets have large radii and
very low densities before they slowly contract to reach their final size after about several …