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Mapping Atmospheric Features of the Planetary-mass Brown Dwarf SIMP 0136 with JWST NIRISS

The Astrophysical Journal
In this paper, we analyze James Webb Space Telescope Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph time-series spectroscopy data to characterize the atmosphere of the planetary-mass brown dwarf SIMP J01365662+093347. Principal component analysis reveals
Roman Akhmetshyn, Étienne Artigau, Nicolas B. Cowan, Michael K. Plummer, Fei Wang, Ben Burningham, Björn Benneke, René Doyon, Ray Jayawardhana, David Lafrenière, Stanimir A. Metchev, Jason F. Rowe   +11 more
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Mapping the Cloud-driven Atmospheric Dynamics and Chemistry of an Isolated Exoplanet Analog with Harmonic Signatures

The Astronomical Journal
Young planetary-mass objects and brown dwarfs near the L–T spectral transition exhibit enhanced spectrophotometric variability over field brown dwarfs. Patchy clouds, auroral processes, stratospheric hot spots, and complex carbon chemistry have all been ...
Michael K. Plummer, Francis P. Cocchini, Peter A. Kearns, Allison M. McCarthy, Étienne Artigau, Nicolas B. Cowan, Roman Akhmetshyn, Johanna M. Vos, Evert Nasedkin, Channon Visscher, Björn Benneke, René Doyon, Stanimir A. Metchev, Jason F. Rowe, Genaro Suárez   +14 more
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Is the Atmosphere of the Ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121 b Variable?

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
We present a comprehensive analysis of the Hubble Space Telescope observations of the atmosphere of WASP-121 b, an ultra-hot Jupiter. After reducing the transit, eclipse, and phase-curve observations with a uniform methodology and addressing the biases ...
Q. Changeat, J. W. Skinner, J. Y-K. Cho, J. Nättilä, I. P. Waldmann, A. F. Al-Refaie, A. Dyrek, B. Edwards, T. Mikal-Evans, M. Joshua, G. Morello, N. Skaf, A. Tsiaras, O. Venot, K. H. Yip   +14 more
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Three Years of High-contrast Imaging of the PDS 70 b and c Exoplanets at Hα with MagAO-X: Evidence of Strong Protoplanet Hα Variability and Circumplanetary Dust

The Astronomical Journal
We present 3 yr of high-contrast imaging of the PDS 70 b and c accreting protoplanets with the new extreme AO system MagAO-X as part of the MaxProtoPlanetS survey of H α protoplanets.
Laird M. Close, Jared R. Males, Jialin Li, Sebastiaan Y. Haffert, Joseph D. Long, Alexander D. Hedglen, Alycia J. Weinberger, Katherine B. Follette, Daniel Apai, Rene Doyon, Warren Foster, Victor Gasho, Kyle Van Gorkom, Olivier Guyon, Maggie Y. Kautz, Jay Kueny, Jennifer Lumbres, Avalon McLeod, Eden McEwen, Clarissa Pavao, Logan Pearce, Laura Perez, Lauren Schatz, Judit Szulágyi, Kevin Wagner, Ya-Lin Wu   +25 more
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Far-ultraviolet Flares and Variability of the Young M Dwarf AU Mic: A Nondetection of Planet C in Transit at Lyα

The Astronomical Journal
Atmospheric escape’s potential to shape the exoplanet population motivates detailed observations of systems actively undergoing escape. AU Mic is a young and active M dwarf hosting two close-in transiting sub- to Neptune-sized planets. Atmospheric escape
Keighley E. Rockcliffe, Elisabeth R. Newton, Allison Youngblood, Girish M. Duvvuri, Emily A. Gilbert, Peter Plavchan, Peter Gao, Hans-R. Müller, Adina D. Feinstein, Thomas Barclay, Eric D. Lopez   +10 more
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The single beacon: progresses in understanding Earth as an exoplanet using DSCOVR/EPIC observations

Frontiers in Remote Sensing
Almost 6000 exoplanets have thus far been confirmed, revolutionizing our understanding of planetary habitability. Yet, despite the identification of Earth-like exoplanets, definitive evidence of extraterrestrial life remains elusive.
Xun Jian, Xun Jian, Lixiang Gu, Siteng Fan, Stuart J. Bartlett, Jiani Yang, Jonathan H. Jiang, Yangcheng Luo, Yuk L. Yung, Yuk L. Yung   +9 more
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Planetary Rhythms: Synchronous Circulation on Variably Irradiated Asynchronous Planets

The Astrophysical Journal
Tidal locking of planets to their host stars results in an atmospheric circulation with a hotspot fixed to the frame of reference of the planet. On the other hand, asynchronously rotating planets feature moving hotspots either lagging or leading the ...
Deepayan Banik
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Detecting Atmospheric CO2 Trends as Population-level Signatures for Long-term Stable Water Oceans and Biotic Activity on Temperate Terrestrial Exoplanets

The Astrophysical Journal
Identifying key observables is essential for enhancing our knowledge of exoplanet habitability and biospheres, as well as improving future mission capabilities.
Janina Hansen, Daniel Angerhausen, Sascha P. Quanz, Derek Vance, Björn S. Konrad, Emily O. Garvin, Eleonora Alei, Jens Kammerer, Felix A. Dannert   +8 more
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NASA’s Pandora SmallSat Mission: Simulated Modeling and Retrieval of Near-infrared Exoplanet Transmission Spectra

The Astronomical Journal
Pandora is a SmallSat mission dedicated to understanding exoplanets and their host stars by disentangling the impact of stellar heterogeneity on exoplanet transmission spectra.
Yoav Rotman, Peter McGill, Luis Welbanks, Benjamin V. Rackham, Aishwarya Iyer, Dániel Apai, Michael R. Line, Elisa V. Quintana, Jessie L. Dotson, Knicole D. Colón, Thomas Barclay, Christina Hedges, Jason F. Rowe, Emily A. Gilbert, Brett M. Morris, Jessie L. Christiansen, Trevor O. Foote, Aylin García Soto, Thomas P. Greene, Kelsey Hoffman, Benjamin J. Hord, Aurora Y. Kesseli, Veselin B. Kostov, Megan Weiner Mansfield, Lindsey S. Wiser   +24 more
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A qualitative assessment of limits of active flight in low density atmospheres

Scientific Reports
Exoplanet atmospheres are expected to vary significantly in thickness and chemical composition, leading to a continuum of differences in surface pressure and atmospheric density.
Mihkel Pajusalu, Sara Seager, Jingcheng Huang, Janusz J. Petkowski   +3 more
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