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Mercury's Eccentric Orbit as a Driver of Significant “Seasonal” Change in Upstream Solar Wind Forcing

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract Mercury experiences the most intense and variable solar wind (SW) conditions in the solar system due to its close, eccentric orbit about the Sun. In addition to variation driven by coronal source and solar cycle, the SW arriving at Mercury varies periodically as the planet's heliocentric distance changes by over 50% per orbit.
Ryan M. Dewey, Caitriona Mary Jackman, Mathias Rojo, Lina Z. Hadid, Beatriz Sánchez‐Cano, Charles F. Bowers, Jim M. Raines, Susan T. Lepri, Stefano Livi, Jesse T. Coburn, Sae Aizawa, Yeimy J. Rivera, Weijie Sun, Jiutong Zhao, James A. Slavin, Daniel Heyner, Daragh M. Hollman, Alexander D. Shane   +17 more
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Effects of Hot Oxygen Corona on Ion Escape From Venus‐Like Planets

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Due to the lack of a significant planetary magnetic field, the upper atmospheres of Venus‐like planets interact directly with the stellar wind. Therefore, thermal atomic oxygen in the thermosphere and hot oxygen in the corona produced by non‐thermal processes in the upper atmosphere act as a source of ion pickup loss.
T. Nishioka, K. Seki, R. Sakata, N. Terada, S. Sakai, H. Shinagawa, A. Nakayama   +6 more
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Investigating the Origins of Hot Neptunes from Radial Velocity Data

The Astronomical Journal
Hot Neptunes are extrasolar planets that are similar in size to Neptune in our solar system but are much closer to their host stars, completing an orbit in 10 days or less. The origin of hot Neptunes is not fully understood.
Sophie Y. Zheng
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C/O Ratios and the Formation of Wide-separation Exoplanets

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Abstract The gas and solid-state C/O ratios provide context to potentially link the atmospheric composition of planets to that of the natal disk. We provide a synthesis of extant estimates of the gaseous C/O and C/H ratios in planet-forming disks obtained primarily through analysis of Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ...
Edwin A. Bergin, Richard A. Booth, Maria Jose Colmenares, John D. Ilee   +3 more
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Predicting Nitrogen Isotope Fractionation in Nitrate Deposition on Early Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Noachian and early Hesperian Mars were likely warm and wet, with an atmosphere abundant in molecular nitrogen. The recent discovery of nitrate deposits in the Yellowknife Bay mudstones at Gale Crater confirm the existence of nitrogen oxides (NOX) on Noachian Mars. The processes responsible for the production of these nitrates would fractionate
J. Shawcross, D. J. Adams, M. L. Wong, K. J. Smith, Y. L. Yung   +4 more
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On The Stellar Companion To The Exoplanet Hosting Star 30 Arietis B [PDF]

, 2015
A crucial aspect of understanding planet formation is determining the binarity of the host stars. Results from radial velocity (RV) surveys and the follow-up of Kepler exoplanet candidates have demonstrated that stellar binarity certainly does not ...
Jensen, Eric L. N., Kane, Stephen R., Barclay, Thomas, Hartmann, Michael, Kane, S. R., Quintana, E. V., Huber, Daniel, Hartmann, M., Quintana, Elisa V., Ciardi, David R., Hatzes, Artie P., Hatzes, A. P., Wright, Jason T., Ciardi, D. R., Wright, J. T., Barclay, T., Huber, D.   +16 more
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Distinguishing the chemical signatures of exoplanet host stars. [PDF]

The objective of this thesis is to determine the chemical abundances of planet-hosting stars, and how they may be related to planet formation. In particular, the aim is to determine whether the chemical signatures of different types of exoplanet host ...
Bull, Ethan
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Formation of Close-in Neptunes around Low-mass Stars through Breaking Resonant Chains

The Astrophysical Journal
Conventional planet formation theories predict a paucity of massive planets around small stars, especially very low-mass (0.1−0.3 M _⊙ ) mid-to-late M dwarfs. Such tiny stars are expected to form planets of terrestrial sizes but not much bigger. However,
Donald Liveoak, Sarah C. Millholland
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TOI-1695 b: A Water World Orbiting an Early-M Dwarf in the Planet Radius Valley

The Astronomical Journal, 2023
Characterizing the bulk compositions of transiting exoplanets within the M dwarf radius valley offers a unique means to establish whether the radius valley emerges from an atmospheric mass-loss process or is imprinted by planet formation itself.
Collin Cherubim, Ryan Cloutier, David Charbonneau, Chris Stockdale, Keivan G. Stassun, Richard P. Schwarz, Boris Safonov, Annelies Mortier, Pablo Lewin, David W. Latham, Keith Horne, Raphaëlle D. Haywood, Erica Gonzales, Maria V. Goliguzova, Karen A. Collins, David R. Ciardi, Allyson Bieryla, Alexandre A. Belinski, Bill Wohler, Christopher A. Watson, Roland Vanderspek, Stéphane Udry, Alessandro Sozzetti, Damien Ségransan, Dimitar Sasselov, George R. Ricker, Ken Rice, Ennio Poretti, Giampaolo Piotto, Francesco Pepe, Emilio Molinari, Giuseppina Micela, Michel Mayor, Christophe Lovis, Mercedes López-Morales, Jon M. Jenkins, Zahra Essack, Xavier Dumusque, John P. Doty, Knicole D. Colón, Andrew Collier Cameron, Lars A. Buchhave   +41 more
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On the Detection of Low‐Frequency Planetary Radio Emission With an Orbiting Interferometer

Radio Science, Volume 61, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract The magnetized planets of the outer Solar System produce kilometric radio emissions at very low frequencies (<1 ${< } 1\,$MHz). They reveal the planetary magnetic dynamics and their interaction with the solar wind. Those radio emissions can also serve as a proxy for interplanetary space weather monitoring.
E. Rouillé, B. Cecconi, B. Segret, J. N. Girard, A. Loh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source