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Finding our Long-Lost Twins: Can JWST Distinguish Between other Earths… and other Venuses?

Finding our Long-Lost Twins: Can JWST Distinguish Between other Earths… and other Venuses?

by Aldo Panfichi | Jan 30, 2024 | Daily Paper Summaries

Venus may be quite similar in size and mass as Earth, but its surface conditions could not be any more different! Can a modern space telescope like JWST identify the difference between an exoEarth and an exoVenus?

The Fires Within: Investigating the Atmospheres of Inflated Hot Jupiters

The Fires Within: Investigating the Atmospheres of Inflated Hot Jupiters

by Lili Alderson | Jan 3, 2023 | Daily Paper Summaries

The biggest exoplanets could have heat in their deep interiors – what impacts might that have on their atmospheres?

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics

by Briley Lewis | Oct 13, 2021 | Classics, Climate Change, Current Events

This year’s physics Nobel made a statement about one of the world’s most pressing issues: climate change. In this Bite, we’ll go into the prize-winning science behind this Nobel from Manabe and Hasselmann.

Liquid Water on Exomoons beneath Sunless Skies

Liquid Water on Exomoons beneath Sunless Skies

by Jana Steuer | Oct 7, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

Could there be life in an obscure place, such as around a free floating planet, a so-called rogue? Today’s paper looks at the possibility of liquid water on moons of starless planets!

How Do You Find the Surface of an Exoplanet? Ask its Atmosphere!

How Do You Find the Surface of an Exoplanet? Ask its Atmosphere!

by Lili Alderson | Jul 3, 2021 | Daily Paper Summaries

The atmospheres of exoplanets block our view of their surfaces, so how can we discover where they are? Those pesky atmospheres might also have the answer…

Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Caroline Morley

Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Caroline Morley

by Briley Lewis | Jan 11, 2021 | Career Navigation, Current Events, Personal Experiences

Today we interview exoplanet atmosphere researcher extraordinaire Caroline Morley (@AstroCaroline) for her prize plenary talk at #AAS237!

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