Newly discovered planet in the Hyades cluster could shed light on planetary evolution
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 06:00
in Astronomy & Space
University of Texas at Austin astronomer Andrew Mann and colleagues have discovered a planet in a nearby star cluster which could help astronomers better understand how planets form and evolve. The discovery of planet K2-25b used both the Kepler space telescope and the university's McDonald Observatory, and is published in a recent issue of the Astrophysical Journal.