We characterize the atmosphere of the hot super-Neptune WASP-166b (P=5.44 d, Rp=6.9±0.3 R⊕, Mp=32.1±1.6 M⊕, Teq=1270±30 K) orbiting an F9V star using JWST transmission spectroscopy observations obtained with NIRISS SOSS […]
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A Transiting Multi-planet System In The 61 Million Year Old Association Theia 116
Observing and characterizing young planetary systems can aid in unveiling the evolutionary mechanisms that sculpt the mature exoplanet population.
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The Occurrence Of Small, Short-period Planets Younger Than 200 Myr With TESS
Within the first few hundreds of millions of years, many physical processes sculpt the eventual properties of young planets. NASA’s TESS mission has surveyed young stellar associations across the entire […]