The Fires Within: Investigating the Atmospheres of Inflated Hot Jupiters
The biggest exoplanets could have heat in their deep interiors – what impacts might that have on their atmospheres?
The biggest exoplanets could have heat in their deep interiors – what impacts might that have on their atmospheres?
Today’s paper explores a promising method for detecting and constraining exoplanetary magnetic fields: measuring their effects on a host star’s radio emission during transits.
So far, astronomers have no confirmed detections of planets outside our Galaxy. Today’s paper searches for planets of extragalactic origin, from a dwarf galaxy that has since merged into the Milky Way halo.
Happy Pride Month! Today we talk with Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen, a cutting-edge astronomer pushing the boundaries of both science *and* gender.
Today’s authors yelled, “Got ’em!” when they discovered a failed hot Jupiter that aids in our understanding of giant planet migration.
In our latest #UndergradResearch post, we learn how Kayli Glidic used eclipse spectra to characterize the atmosphere of a hot Jupiter.