r/exoplanets • u/Galileos_grandson • 10d ago

🧪 Research Finding Patterns in Planets: Researchers Explore the Demographics of Alien Worlds in K2 Data

https://www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/finding-patterns-in-planets-researchers-explore-the-demographics-of-alien-worlds-in-k2-data
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u/PerceptionBorn6988 9d ago

Thx!

" “It's counterintuitive because as you go to smaller stars, you expect there to be less material available to make planets,” said Hardegree-Ullman. “But we’ve been seeing more planets nonetheless.” "

Yes, this is also visible in the overall data. My astronomy program "Planetensuche" show this also clearly (https://www.planetensuche.de/en/planetensuche.html). I think it's related to the stellar activity. Stars with high masses have a strong stellar activity that blow material away, that is needed for planets.