Edwin S. Kite

TL;DR: Optical observations of an exoplanet candidate, Fomalhaut b, show that the planet's mass is at most three times that of Jupiter; a higher mass would lead to gravitational disruption of the belt, matching predictions of its location.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a numerical model of how Fomalhaut's debris disk is gravitationally shaped by a single interior planet, which can be extended to accommodate multiple planets.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report on the discovery of stellar occultations, observed with Kepler, which recur periodically at 15.685 hr intervals, but which vary in depth from a maximum of 1.3% to a minimum that can be less than 0.2%.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a thermal evolution model, calibrated against Earth, in combination with standard melting models, to explore the dependence of convection-driven decompression mantle melting on planet mass, and showed that volcanism is likely to proceed on massive planets with plate tectonics over the main-sequence lifetime of the parent star.

TL;DR: In this paper, a model for the formation and distribution of sedimentary rocks on Mars is proposed, where the rate-limiting step is supply of liquid water from seasonal melting of snow or ice.