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The size, shape, density and ring of the dwarf planet Haumea from a stellar occultation.

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A Pluto-like radius and a high albedo for the dwarf planet Eris from an occultation.

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The effect of host star spectral energy distribution and ice-albedo feedback on the climate of extrasolar planets.

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M stars as targets for terrestrial exoplanet searches and biosignature detection.

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A reappraisal of the habitability of planets around M dwarf stars.

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