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Modeling the Seasonality of Wind‐Driven Hydrocarbon Waves in Titan's Polar Lakes

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Titan, the only body in the solar system aside from Earth with standing liquids on its surface, has high‐latitude hydrocarbon lakes and seas. As Titan's atmosphere generates light winds, there should be waves on the surface of these lakes and seas, yet, direct wave observations are scant.
Charlene E. Detelich   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Giant Outer Transiting Exoplanet Mass (GOT ’EM) Survey. III. Recovery and Confirmation of a Temperate, Mildly Eccentric, Single-transit Jupiter Orbiting TOI-2010

open access: yesThe Astronomical Journal, 2023
Large-scale exoplanet surveys like the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission are powerful tools for discovering large numbers of exoplanet candidates.
Christopher R. Mann   +50 more
doaj   +1 more source

Volcanism at Piton de la Fournaise as an Analog for Chloris Mons, Venus

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Identifying and investigating terrestrial analogs for Venus volcanic activity is necessary to prepare for the planned upcoming missions to Venus. We propose volcanism at Piton de la Fournaise, a frequently active oceanic shield volcano, as an analog to volcanism at Chloris Mons, Venus.
Evan G. K. Cooper   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Astrometry of directly imaged exoplanets with optical interferometry

open access: yesComptes Rendus. Physique, 2023
Optical interferometry has always been seen as a promising but difficult technique for astronomy. Until the year 2018, it was excrucially limited in sensitivity to magnitudes below 10.
Lacour, Sylvestre
doaj   +1 more source

Deciphering the “Missing Xenon Paradox” in Celestial Bodies: A Multifaceted Perspective Toward Demystifying This Enigma

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Xenon (Xe) is a heavy noble gas with intriguing chemical properties, such as having several stable isotopes and the ability to form compounds under extreme conditions. Despite the predictions based on cosmochemical models that suggest xenon should be relatively abundant in planetary reservoirs, empirical data indicate a significant depletion ...
Avinash Kumar Both   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transmission spectroscopy with VLT FORS2: a featureless spectrum for the low-density transiting exoplanet WASP-88b [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
We present ground-based optical transmission spectroscopy of the low-density hot Jupiter WASP-88b covering the wavelength range 4413 − 8333 Å with the FORS2 spectrograph on the Very Large Telescope. The FORS2 white light curves exhibit a significant time-
Nikolov, Nikolay   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Estimating the Mass Escaping Rates of Radius-valley-spanning Planets in the TOI-431 System via X-Ray and Ultraviolet Evaporation

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
The TOI-431 system has three close-in exoplanets, which gives an ideal lab to study gas escape. In this study, we measure the X-ray and ultraviolet luminosity for TOI-431 with XMM-Newton’s European Photon Imaging Camera-pn and Optical/UV Monitor ...
Xiaoming Jiang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling Wind‐Driven Waves on Other Planets: Applications to Mars, Titan, and Exoplanets

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Waves could exist on any planet with sustained winds and stable surface liquids. However, differences in atmospheres, liquids, and gravity confound efforts to extend Earth‐based empirical wave models to other planetary environments. We adapted a physics‐based numerical wave model to study how planetary conditions affect the growth of waves. We
Una G. Schneck   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep Limits on Planets Exterior to HR 8799’s Known Planetary System with the James Webb Space Telescope

open access: yesThe Astronomical Journal
We observed the HR 8799 planetary system with JWST’s NIRCam instrument using its F356W and F444W filters to search for additional, lower-mass planets that might reside between or exterior to the four previously detected Jovian-mass planets.
Bryden Geoffrey   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ponderings on the Possible Preponderance of Perpendicular Planets

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023
Misalignments between planetary orbits and the equatorial planes of their host stars are clues about the formation and evolution of planetary systems. Earlier work found evidence for a peak near 90° in the distribution of stellar obliquities, based on ...
Jared C. Siegel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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