Fullerene C60, the molecule that looks like a soccer ball, had already been identified in the planetary nebula Tc 1 by the Spitzer Space Telescope in 2010. Now a team […]
Integral-Field Spectroscopy
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Studying Protoplanets and Protoplanetary Disks with the Habitable Worlds Observatory
Since the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star, the confirmation of nearly 6000 exoplanets to date – and their diversity – has revolutionized our knowledge of planetary […]
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Detecting Exoplanets Closer to Stars with Moderate Spectral Resolution Integral-Field Spectroscopy
While radial velocity surveys have demonstrated that the population of gas giants peaks around 3 au, the most recent high-contrast imaging surveys have only been sensitive to planets beyond ∼ […]