The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has been our most prolific tool to study exoplanet atmospheres. As the age of JWST begins, there is a wealth of HST archival data that […]
WASP-39 b
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Constraining The Formation Of WASP-39b Using JWST Transit Spectroscopy
Understanding the formation history of planets is one of the goals of studying exoplanet atmospheres. The atmospheric composition of planets can provide insights into the formation pathways of planets. Even […]
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Exoplanet Transit Spectroscopy with JWST NIRSpec: Diagnostics and Homogeneous Case Study of WASP-39 b
The JWST has ushered in a new era of exoplanet transit spectroscopy. Among the JWST instruments, the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) has the most extensive set of configurations for exoplanet time […]
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Information Content of JWST Spectra of WASP-39b
WASP-39b was observed using several different JWST instrument modes and the spectra were published in a series of papers by the ERS team.
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A Population Analysis of 20 Exoplanets Observed from the Optical of the Near-infrared Wavelengths with HST: Evidence for Widespread Stellar Contamination
We present a population study of 20 exoplanets, ranging from Neptune-like to inflated hot-Jupiter planets, observed during transit with the STIS and WFC3 instruments aboard the Hubble Space Telescope.
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JWST Hot Gas Giant Exoplanet WASP-39 b Atmospheric Composition (NIRSpec PRISM)
The atmospheric composition of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-39 b has been revealed by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.
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JWST Hot Gas Giant Exoplanet WASP-39 b Atmospheric Composition (NIRSpec G395H)
The atmospheric composition of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-39 b has been revealed by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.
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JWST Hot Gas Giant Exoplanet WASP-39 b Atmospheric Composition (NIRCam)
The atmospheric composition of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-39 b has been revealed by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.
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JWST Hot Gas Giant Exoplanet WASP-39 b Atmospheric Composition (NIRISS)
The atmospheric composition of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-39 b has been revealed by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.
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Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen Before
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope just scored another first: a molecular and chemical portrait of a distant world’s skies.