JWST’s First Direct Spectrum of a Planetary-Mass Object
The second major result from JWST’s Direct Imaging ERS Team – a stunning brown dwarf spectrum!
JWST’s First Directly Imaged Exoplanet
Another exciting new result from JWST — its first directly imaged exoplanet!
Pride Month: An Interview with Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen
Happy Pride Month! Today we talk with Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen, a cutting-edge astronomer pushing the boundaries of both science *and* gender.
UR: Use of Machine Learning Techniques to Analyze Radial Velocity Data to Find Exoplanets
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, check out high school student Rohan Nagavardhan’s research on using computational techniques to find planets beyond our solar system!
What happens to planets when their host star dies?
What happens to planets when their host star dies? Today’s authors explore how HR 8799 could become a metal-polluted white dwarf in an unusual planetary system.
Bio-Signatures With Flare
Stars are known to experience burst of energy, known as flares. But what happens to biological molecules in the atmospheres of planets when a flare occurs? Today’s paper answers that by adding a bit of “flare” to exoplanets.