Roasted Marshmallows Setting Fire to Our Understanding of Planet Formation?
Today’s paper demonstrates how spectroscopic observations of an exoplanet can help us understand its composition and formation history!
Wait Is Pollution Actually Good?
Understanding the compositions of exoplanets it a key piece to understanding their formation as well as their chemistry. But how can we do that?
Book Review: The Possibility of Life by Jaime Green
A new book about aliens called “The Possibility of Life” by Jaime Green is coming out soon — and we’d love to tell you about it!
Book Review: Under Alien Skies by Dr. Phil Plait
Dr. Phil Plait takes us on a tour of his favorite spots in the galaxy in his new book, titled “Under Alien Skies” – here’s what we thought!
A Sizzlin’ Super-Earth Cooking in the Radius Valley
Hot off the press! Read all about a newly discovered ultra-short period, massive Super-Earth that lives in middle of the radius valley.
A Moist Exoplanet in the Neptune Desert
Water vapor detection of exoplanet atmospheres has been a hot topic. This scientific question is included in the first set of results published by JWST. But it’s even more difficult to detect the presence of water vapor on exoplanets in the Neptune desert. This year, researchers detected water vapor on TOI-674 b for the first time by analyzing atmospheric transmission spectrum. It’s very exciting. This discovery provides an important target for subsequent detection with higher precision by JWST.