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Atmospheric Circulation of High-obliquity Mini-Neptunes

The Astrophysical Journal
With the operation of JWST, atmospheric characterization has now extended to low-mass exoplanets. In compact multiplanetary systems, secular spin-orbital resonance may preserve high obliquities and asynchronous rotation even for tidally despinning, low ...
Yanhong Lai, Xianyu Tan, Yubo Su
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Deciphering the “Missing Xenon Paradox” in Celestial Bodies: A Multifaceted Perspective Toward Demystifying This Enigma

Journal 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, Avradip Ghosh, Chin Li Cheung   +2 more
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Early Time Small-scale Structures in Hot Exoplanet Atmosphere Simulations

The Astrophysical Journal
We report on the critical influence of small-scale flow structures (e.g., fronts, vortices, and waves) that immediately arise in hot exoplanet atmosphere simulations initialized with a resting state.
J. W. Skinner, J. Y-K. Cho
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Modeling Wind‐Driven Waves on Other Planets: Applications to Mars, Titan, and Exoplanets

Journal 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, Charlene E. Detelich, Milan Curcic, Andrew D. Ashton, Alexander G. Hayes, J. Taylor Perron   +5 more
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Bridging the Atmospheric Circulations of Hot and Warm Giant Exoplanets

The Astrophysical Journal
We perform high-resolution atmospheric flow simulations of hot and warm giant exoplanets that are tidally locked. The modeled atmospheres are representative of those on KELT-11 b and WASP-39 b, which possess markedly different equilibrium temperatures ...
J. W. Skinner, S. Wei
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The Bochum Survey of the Southern Galactic Disk: III. Complete Data Release

Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 347, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The Southern Galactic Disk Survey (GDS) monitored a mosaic of 268 fields along a 6°$$ {6}^{{}^{\circ}} $$‐wide stripe in the southern Galactic disk with simultaneous observations in r′$$ {r}^{\prime } $$ and i′$$ {i}^{\prime } $$ (7m≲r′,i′≲18m$$ {7}^{\mathrm{m}}\lesssim {r}^{\prime },{i}^{\prime}\lesssim {18}^{\mathrm{m}} $$) from September ...
Julia Blex, Moritz Hackstein, Christian Westhues, Michael Ramolla, Markus Demleitner, Dominik J. Bomans, Kerstin Weis, Christofer Fein, Rolf Chini   +8 more
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Transmission Spectroscopy of the Lowest-density Gas Giant: Metals and a Potential Extended Outflow in HAT-P-67b

The Astronomical Journal, 2023
Extremely low-density exoplanets are tantalizing targets for atmospheric characterization because of their promisingly large signals in transmission spectroscopy.
Aaron Bello-Arufe, Heather A. Knutson, João M. Mendonça, Michael M. Zhang, Samuel H. C. Cabot, Alexander D. Rathcke, Ana Ulla, Shreyas Vissapragada, Lars A. Buchhave   +8 more
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JWST Discovers the Vertical Structure of Uranus' Ionosphere

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 4, 28 February 2026.
Abstract On 19 January 2025, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) program # $\mathrm{\#}$5073 observed Uranus for almost a full rotation with NIRSpec. We present the first ever vertical ionospheric profiles of H3+ ${\mathrm{H}}_{3}^{+}$ temperature, volumetric density and total emission.
Paola I. Tiranti, H. Melin, L. Moore, E. M. Thomas, K. L. Knowles, T. S. Stallard, K. Roberts, J. O’Donoghue   +7 more
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Exoplanet Aeronomy: A Case Study of WASP-69 b’s Variable Thermosphere

The Astronomical Journal
Aeronomy, the study of Earth’s upper atmosphere and its interaction with the local space environment, has long traced changes in the thermospheres of Earth and other solar system planets to solar variability in the X-ray and extreme-ultraviolet ...
W. Garrett Levine, Shreyas Vissapragada, Adina D. Feinstein, George W. King, Aleck Hernandez, Lía Corrales, Michael Greklek-McKeon, Heather A. Knutson   +7 more
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Confirmation of a Non‐Transiting Planet in the Habitable Zone of the Nearby M Dwarf L 98‐59

Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 347, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Only 40 exoplanetary systems with five or more planets are currently known. These systems are crucial for our understanding of planet formation and planet‐planet interaction. The M dwarf L 98‐59 has previously been found to show evidence of five planets, three of which are transiting.
Paul I. Schwarz, Stefan Dreizler, René Heller   +2 more
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