Essays about: "astronom"

Found 2 essays containing the word astronom.

  1. 1. Copper abundances of F and G dwarf stars in the Milky Way

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Filip Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Copper Abundance; Galaxy Formation; Dwarf Stars; Milky Way; Chemical Evolution; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : An investigation has been done in order increase the understanding of the origin and chemical evolution of copper in the Milky Way stellar disks. This is interesting to know as it plays a part of the Galaxy puzzle, so we become more able to map how and why galaxies look like they do. READ MORE

  3. 2. Formation of super-Earths via pebble accretion onto planetesimals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Daniel Mikkola; [2015]
    Keywords : planet; formation; planet formation; exoplanets; pebble; accretion; pebble accretion; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Data from NASA's Kepler space telescope, which searches for exoplanets via the transit method, produced 1108 new planetary candidates in 2013 with a total of 91% being smaller than Neptune in size. These were mostly super-Earths, terrestial planets between Earth and Neptune in size, with orbits around 10 days. READ MORE