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?
Biases from Bulging Planets
We usually assume that all exoplanets are perfectly round. Today’s authors wonder: what are we getting wrong if some are slightly squished?
Could Rings Explain an Intriguing Exoplanet Spectrum?
Interpreting observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere can be tricky, but in today’s astrobite, planetary rings could be the missing piece of the puzzle
Sub-Neptune Atmosphere Origin: A tale of Magma and Atmosphere
Today’s paper examines the reaction between atmosphere and magma in exoplanets, a key factor in shaping an exoplanet atmosphere
Stellar Streams as Dark Matter Maps
Stellar streams are beautiful structures that trace the dark matter distribution of a galaxy. Today’s paper looks beyond our Milky Way for streams in external galaxies.
Meteors Ahead! Does Kuiper Belt Dust Affect Titan’s Atmosphere?
Impacts might have been a disaster for the Titanic, but on Titan, they could explain some intriguing atmospheric anomalies! Today’s paper investigates the influence of meteors on Saturn’s largest moon