The First Starspot Spectrum Revealed by JWST
Stars have spots that can mess with our planetary atmosphere observations. Using JWST, today’s authors take advantage of the unique TOI-3884 system to directly probe one of these regions.
An Exercise in Satellite Mission Design: Instrument Requirements
In today’s bite we are once again revisiting the mission design concept MAUVE to learn how science objectives drive instrument design requirements!
An Exercise in Satellite Mission Design: Getting Specific About Science Objectives
In today’s bite we are revisiting the mission design concept MAUVE to learn about crafting strong and specific science objectives!
Sniffing Out Clues in K2-18 b’s Atmosphere: Biosignature or False Alarm?
This astrobite will summarize the recent constraints of biosignatures on K2-18 b, answer important questions like “are there aliens?” and “how bad does this biosignature smell?”, and discuss some critiques it has drawn.
An Exercise in Satellite Mission Design
Today’s bite is an overview of the science motivation and design for a mid-resolution UV hybrid imaging-spectrograph concept named MAUVE!
Finding our Long-Lost Twins: Can JWST Distinguish Between other Earths… and other Venuses?
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?