Exploring the Radius Valley in Exoplanets

The radius valley—a fascinating gap in the sizes of exoplanets sitting between super-Earths and sub-Neptunes—holds vital clues about how planets form and evolve atmospherically.

New Insights from NASA's Exoplanet Archive

Recent analysis utilizing the latest data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive has shed light on how this radius valley varies across different types of stars. By focusing on exoplanets with orbits shorter than 100 days, researchers categorized these worlds based on their stellar hosts: M, K, G, and F type stars.

Dramatic Variations in Radii