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Sous-géantes

Les sous-géantes représentent une phase de transition dans l'évolution stellaire. Lorsqu'une étoile comme notre Soleil épuise l'hydrogène de son cœur, elle quitte la séquence principale et commence à s'étendre. Le cœur se contracte et s'échauffe, tandis que les couches externes se refroidissent et se dilatent. L'étoile conserve une masse similaire, mais son diamètre augmente nettement. Le changement de classe spectrale traduit cette baisse de température de surface, faisant passer sa couleur du jaune vers l'orange ou le rouge. C'est le premier pas vers l'état de géante rouge.
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Warm Jupiter HD 715 b orbits a massive subgiant star
icon7. 10. 2026
iconÉtoiles | Exoplanètes | TESS | Sous-géante
Image: Warm Jupiter HD 715 b orbits a massive subgiant star
The planet HD 715 b has been confirmed as a warm Jupiter orbiting the bright subgiant star HD 715, also known as TOI-6893. Warm Jupiters are gas giant planets that orbit their host stars very close. The planet was first detected when it passed in front of its host star, an event known as a transit that causes a slight dip in the star's brightness. HD 715 is a massive subgiant star, with a mass approximately 1.6 times that of our Sun, making it one of the largest stars currently known to host suc...
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Ultra-hot super Neptune orbiting the subgiant star TOI-5646 is a desert survivor
icon31. 8. 2026
iconÉtoiles | Exoplanètes | TESS | Géantes | Sous-géante
Image: Ultra-hot super Neptune orbiting the subgiant star TOI-5646 is a desert survivor
An ultra-hot super Neptune, TOI-5646b, has been confirmed orbiting the subgiant star TOI-5646. As a rare resident of the Neptune desert, it has lost up to 16 percent of its mass due to intense radiation, highlighting a unique and violent planetary history....
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Subgiant star TOI-5882’s lithium excess hints at planet engulfment
icon21. 5. 2026
iconÉtoiles | Exoplanètes | Naines brunes | TESS | Sous-géante
Image: Subgiant star TOI-5882’s lithium excess hints at planet engulfment
Subgiant star TOI-5882 shows high lithium, likely from swallowing a super-Earth or Neptune-mass planet. Its brown dwarf companion may have triggered this planetary engulfment....
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