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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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Formation of Asteroid (16) Psyche by a Giant Impact

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Asteroid (16) Psyche is the largest likely metal‐rich asteroid in the Solar System and the target of the NASA Psyche mission. The mission aims to determine whether the asteroid is the core of a differentiated planetesimal that lost its mantle via a giant impact.
Saverio Cambioni, Benjamin P. Weiss, Namya Baijal, Robert Melikyan, Erik Asphaug, John B. Biersteker, Richard P. Binzel, William F. Bottke, Samuel W. Courville, Linda T. Elkins‐Tanton, David J. Lawrence, José M. G. Merayo, Carol A. Raymond, Mark A. Wieczorek, Maria T. Zuber   +14 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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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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The O2 A-band in fluxes and polarization of starlight reflected by Earth-like exoplanets

, 2017
Earth-like, potentially habitable exoplanets are prime targets in the search for extraterrestrial life. Information about their atmosphere and surface can be derived by analyzing light of the parent star reflected by the planet.
Fauchez, Thomas, Rossi, Loic, Stam, Daphne M.   +2 more
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Altitude Profile and Isotopic Composition for N2 From Pioneer Venus Mass Spectra

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 52, Issue 23, 16 December 2025.
Abstract We report the highest resolution altitude profile and isotopic composition for N2 at Venus, to date. These results were obtained through re‐analysis of data acquired by the Pioneer Venus Large Probe Neutral Mass Spectrometer (LNMS). The N2 is non‐uniformly mixed across the clouds and sub‐cloud atmosphere (∼59–15 km) yet uniformly mixed across ...
R. Mogul, S. S. Limaye, M. J. Way
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Detection of an exoplanet around the evolved K giant HD 66141

, 2012
Aims. We have been carrying out a precise radial velocity (RV) survey for K giants to search for and study the origin of the lowamplitude and long-periodic RV variations. Methods. We present high-resolution RV measurements of the K2 giant HD 66141 from
Han, I., Kim, K. -M., Lee, B. -C., Mkrtichian, D. E., Park, M. -G.   +4 more
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Community Voices on the Future of Radiation Belt Research: A Summary of the 2024 GEM Radiation Belt Focus Group Round‐Table Discussion

Earth and Space Science, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract Earth's radiation belts are the regions where highly energetic charged particles are trapped by Earth's magnetic field, posing significant risks to the satellites and other space‐based technologies. Understanding the dynamics of the radiation belts is critical not only for advancing fundamental plasma physics but also for predicting and ...
Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Aleksandr Ukhorskiy, Xiangrong Fu   +3 more
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Radiation Transport Through the Martian Atmosphere as a Function of the Zenith Angle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 130, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract The topographic influence of the radiation environment on the Martian surface radiation is crucial for future human exploration. Topographic maps help assess radiation flux variations, aiding in hazard evaluation. Creating a global radiation map requires accounting for seasonally varying atmospheric density, heliospheric modulation, and ...
Salman Khaksari, Phillip H. Phipps, Robert F. Wimmer‐Schweingruber, Timothy J. Stubbs, Mark D. Looper, Jingnan Guo, Gabin Charpentier, Bent Ehresmann, Jan Leo Löwe, Daniel Matthiä, Donald M. Hassler, Cary Zeitlin, Sven Löffler   +12 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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