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?
Curious about how astronomers “vibe check” exoplanets? Find out with today’s paper that looks to see whether TRAPPIST-1c has an atmosphere!
Does your sibling know how to push your buttons? Turns out exoplanets also mess with each other. This “teasing” can be used to learn about their character(istics)!
All planets with atmospheres experience atmospheric escape. But what makes this process so vital to understanding the exoplanet population?
Learning about the Origin of Rocky Planets and their Atmospheres: We interviewed astronomer Dr. Klaus Pontoppidan about his upcoming plenary talk at the #AAS242!
Is there more to life than oxygen? Today’s authors look into what other molecules could be observed with extremely large ground-based telescopes in the search for life on exoplanets!