Heller, R.; Hippke, M.; Rodenbeck, K.: Transit least-squares survey: II. Discovery and validation of 17 new sub- to super-Earth-sized planets in multi-planet systems from K2. Astronomy and Astrophysics 627, A66 (2019)
Heller, R.; Rodenbeck, K.; Bruno, G.: An alternative interpretation of the exomoon candidate signal in the combined Kepler and Hubble data of Kepler-1625. Astronomy and Astrophysics 624, A95 (2019)
Heller, R.; Rodenbeck, K.; Hippke, M.: Transit least-squares survey: I. Discovery and validation of an Earth-sized planet in the four-planet system K2-32 near the 1:2:5:7 resonance. Astronomy and Astrophysics 625, A31 (2019)
Hippke, M.; David, T. J.; Mulders, G. D.; Heller, R.: Wōtan: Comprehensive Time-series Detrending in Python. The Astronomical Journal 158 (4), 143 (2019)
Hippke, M.; Heller, R.: Optimized transit detection algorithm to search for periodic transits of small planets. Astronomy and Astrophysics 623, A39 (2019)
Forgan, D. H.; Heller, R.; Hippke, M.: Photogravimagnetic assists of light sails: a mixed blessing for Breakthrough Starshot? Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 474 (3), pp. 3212 - 3220 (2018)
Haqq-Misra, J.; Heller, R.: Exploring exomoon atmospheres with an idealized general circulation model. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 479 (3), pp. 3477 - 3489 (2018)
Heller, R.; Jacob, R.; Schönberner, D.; Steffen, M.: Hot bubbles of planetary nebulae with hydrogen-deficient winds: II. Analytical approximations with application to BD + 30°3639. Astronomy and Astrophysics 620, A98 (2018)
Rodenbeck, K.; Heller, R.; Hippke, M.; Gizon, L.: Revisiting the exomoon candidate signal around Kepler 1625 b. Astronomy and Astrophysics 617, A49 (2018)
Wells, R.; Poppenhaeger, K.; Watson, C.A.; Heller, R.: Transit visibility zones of the Solar system planets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 473 (1), pp. 345 - 354 (2018)
Heller, R.: Relativistic generalization of the incentive trap of interstellar travel with application to Breakthrough Starshot. Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 470, pp. 3664 - 3671 (2017)
Zollinger, R. R.; Armstrong, J. C.; Heller, R.: Exomoon Habitability and Tidal Evolution in Low-Mass Star Systems. Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 472, pp. 8 - 25 (2017)
The Planetary Plasma Environments group (PPE) has a strong heritage in the exploration of planetary magnetospheres and space plasma interactions throughout the solar system. It has contributed instruments to several past missions that flew-by or orbited Jupiter (Galileo, Cassini, Ulysses). The PPE participates in the JUICE mission by contributing hardware and scientific expertise to the Particle Environment Package (PEP).
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First Light for Sunrise III: the first tests with real sunlight were successful. The balloon-borne solar observatory should be ready for launch at the end of May.