Michael E. Brown and Konstantin Batygin 2019 AJ 157 62

Estimates suggest that the probability that the observed clustering of distant Kuiper Belt Objects is due to observational bias is only ~0.2%, possibly strengthening the argument for the existence of Planet Nine.

Jun Yang et al 2019 ApJ 871 29

Planetary heat transport from the day to night side is shown to be dominated by a planet’s ocean at the outer edge of the habitable zone, but by its atmosphere at the inner edge of the habitable zone.

Ester Marini et al 2019 ApJL 871 L16

Spitzer Space Telescope observations have revealed a small sample of oxygen-rich, asymptotic giant branch stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud that are surrounded by dust primarily composed of solid iron.

Zhiping Song et al 2019 ApJ 871 7

Two filament channels with different chiralities met at the solar equator in April 2016 to form a giant dark channel; magnetic flux emergence and cancellation at their junction may have ultimately broken the channel.

Zephyr Penoyre and Nicholas C. Stone 2019 AJ 157 60

Tides raised on a star by a small orbiting body can be used for planet detection. These tides show distinctly different signatures when the body is on an eccentric orbit as opposed to a circular one.

Hui Zhang et al 2019 ApJS 240 17

First results from the CHinese Exoplanet Searching Program from Antarctica (CHESPA) reveal 222 objects with plausible transit signals, 116 of which are plausible transiting exoplanet candidates.