Asteroseismology

The list of open PhD thesis projects will be of interest to students considering to apply to the Solar System School. more

When red giants expand, they engulf the planets in their vicinity. Researchers have now found a planet that defies this notion – and a surprising explanation. more

The European Space Agency (ESA) has given the green light to build the flight models of the spacecraft and science payload for the PLATO mission to search for extrasolar planets. more

About eight percent of red giants are covered by sunspot-like, dark areas. These stars rotate faster than others of their kind. more

A group of red giants discovered four years ago seems to be old and young at the same time. Scientists now prove that they are indeed old – and a result of star mergers. more