Astrophysical: Exoplanet structure

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    Gliese 486 b: a Rosetta stone for the study of exoplanets
    An international scientific team , with the participation of the Institutito de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has measured the mass and radius of an Earth-like...
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    James Webb telescope reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
    NASA's space telescope has produced a molecular and chemical portrait of the atmospheric constituents of exoplanet WASP-39 b, a Saturn-sized behemoth that orbit...
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    TESS Spots a Super-puff: The Remarkably Low Density of TOI-1420b
    We present the discovery of TOI-1420b, an exceptionally low-density (ρ = 0.08 ± 0.02 g cm -3) transiting planet in a P = 6.96 days orbit around a late G-dwarf...
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    The TESS-Keck Survey. II. An Ultra-short-period Rocky Planet and Its Siblings Transiting the Galactic Thick-disk Star TOI-561
    We report the discovery of TOI-561, a multiplanet system in the galactic thick disk that contains a rocky, ultra-short-period planet. This bright (V = 10.2)...
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    TOI-1634 b: An Ultra-short-period Keystone Planet Sitting inside the M-dwarf Radius Valley
    Studies of close-in planets orbiting M dwarfs have suggested that the M-dwarf radius valley may be well explained by distinct formation timescales between...