Jason Wright
U.C. Berkeley
Abstract:
I will briefly reprise my talk from last Fall and then provide some of
the very latest results from the California & Carnegie Planet Search and
recent advances in planetary system formation theory since then. These
recent discoveries include a compelling explanation for the origin of
eccentricities in exoplanets, the first confirmed ice giant outside the
solar system, and the best-yet Jupiter analog. In addition, I will
discuss the ensemble of known nearby multiple-planet systems, which now
number 25, and how these systems differ from systems known to host only
a single exoplanet.