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20182026
most citedThe Science Performance of JWST as Characterized in Commissioning

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101 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

A first look at the protoplanet WISPIT 2 b with VLTI/GRAVITY+

GRAVITY+ Collaboration, K. Abd El Dayem, R. Abuter +116

Confirmed observations of young protoplanets actively undergoing the process of formation have remained rare to date. In this Letter, we present new insights into the nature of the…

astro-ph.EP2026

The JWST Sub-Jupiters Survey: Direct Imaging Discovery of a Giant Planet and a Debris Disk Around the Young M-dwarf RX J0534.0-0221

Rodrigo Ferrer-Chavez, Jason J. Wang, Kevin Wagner +47

We present the discovery of RX J0534.0-0221 b, a giant planet orbiting an M-dwarf star in the Pictoris moving group. RX J0534 was originally observed with JWST/NIRCam in the F4…

astro-ph.SR2026

The Dyn-Atmo Survey: JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy of dynamical benchmark GJ 758 B

Alexander Madurowicz, Emily Rickman, Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi +22

We present new JWST/NIRSpec IFU high contrast spectroscopic observations of the brown dwarf companion GJ 758 B. Extensive radial velocity monitoring of the primary has enabled high…

astro-ph.SR2026

The Dyn-Atmo Survey: High-contrast Imaging Spectroscopy of the Substellar Companion HD 13724 B with the JWST NIRSpec IFU

Kielan K. W. Hoch, Alex Madurowicz, Evert Nasedkin +22

We present the first spectral analysis from the JWST Cycle 3 GO Program #6362, the Dyn-Atmo Survey of dynamical-atmospheric benchmarks, characterizing the atmospheres of directly-i…

astro-ph.EP2026

A Sulfur-Rich Atmosphere for the Young Jupiter Analog AF Lep b Reveals Significant Solid Accretion

Jerry W. Xuan, William O. Balmer, Yayaati Chachan +25

AF Lep b is one of the closest analogs to Jupiter in terms of mass () and semi-major axis ( AU) amenable to spectroscopic characterization. We present JWST/NIR…

astro-ph.EP2026

The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems VIII: patchy forsterite and enstatite clouds in the atmosphere of VHS 1256 b, retrieval lessons learned and outlook to the future

Niall Whiteford, Jacqueline K. Faherty, Ben Burningham +123

JWST defines a new era for the data-driven approach of retrieval modelling, which has become a cornerstone tool for the statistical inference of exoplanetary and brown dwarf proper…

astro-ph.EP2026

JWST NIRCam Reveals the Largest Known M-dwarf Debris Disk Around TWA 10 and New Scattered-Light Observations of the TWA 25 Debris Disk

Katie A. Crotts, Aarynn L. Carter, Beth Biller +26

We present JWST NIRCam observations of two M-dwarf systems located in the TW Hydra association, TWA 10 and TWA 25. Both systems harbor detected debris disks in the F200W and F444W…

astro-ph.EP2026

JWST-TST High Contrast: First Direct Spectroscopy of GJ 504 b reveals Clouds and Possible Metal Enrichment

Aneesh Baburaj, Jean-Baptiste Ruffio, Marshall Perrin +27

Characterizing the coldest directly imaged companions through direct spectroscopy has only recently become possible with the James Webb Space Telescope. We present moderate-resolut…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

Direct Images of CO2 Absorption in the Atmosphere of a Super-Jupiter: Enhanced Metallicity Suggestive of Formation in a Disk

William O. Balmer, Laurent Pueyo, Ashley Messier +15

It is unclear how directly imaged substellar companions with masses near the deuterium burning limit form, because these objects are rare and their bulk properties are not diagnost…

astro-ph.IM2026

STIS Cycle 30 Calibration Programs

D. Welty, R. Bohlin, J. Carlberg +8

We discuss the suite of STIS calibration programs executed during HST Cycle 30, covering the period 2022 Nov 07 through 2023 Nov 05. For each of the 19 current regular calibration…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

Large-amplitude Variability Driven by Giant Dust Storms on a Planetary-mass Companion

Xianyu Tan, Xi Zhang, Mark S. Marley +17

Large-amplitude variations are commonly observed in the atmospheres of directly imaged exoplanets and brown dwarfs. VHS 1256B, the most variable known planet-mass object, exhibits…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 8 cited

Exomoon search with VLTI/GRAVITY around the substellar companion HD 206893 B

Q. Kral, J. Wang, J. Kammerer +130

Direct astrometric detection of exomoons remains unexplored. This study presents the first application of high-precision astrometry to search for exomoons around substellar compani…

astro-ph.EP2025

Discovery of a Debris Disk Around TWA 20

Skyler Palatnick, Maxwell A. Millar-Blanchaer, Jingwen Zhang +20

We report the discovery of a debris disk surrounding the M3 star, TWA 20, revealed by JWST coronagraphic observations using the Near-infrared Camera (NIRCam). With reference-star d…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 6 cited

The ExoGRAVITY survey: A K-band spectral library of giant exoplanet and brown dwarf companions

J. Kammerer, T. O. Winterhalder, S. Lacour +106

Direct observations of exoplanet and brown dwarf companions with near-infrared interferometry, first enabled by the dual-field mode of VLTI/GRAVITY, provide unique measurements of…

astro-ph.EP2025

JWST-TST High Contrast: Medium-resolution spectroscopy reveals a carbon-rich circumplanetary disk around the young accreting exoplanet Delorme 1 AB b

Mathilde Mâlin, Kimberly Ward-Duong, Sierra L. Grant +21

Young accreting planetary-mass objects are thought to draw material from a circumplanetary disk (CPD) composed of gas and dust. While the gas within the disk is expected to dispers…

astro-ph.EP2025

Constraints on the Orbit of the Young Substellar Companion GQ Lup B from High-Resolution Spectroscopy and VLTI/GRAVITY Astrometry

Vidya Venkatesan, S. Blunt, J. J. Wang +99

Understanding the orbits of giant planets is critical for testing planet formation models, particularly at wide separations greater than 10 au where traditional core accretion beco…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 5 cited

Astrometric exomoon detection by means of optical interferometry

T. O. Winterhalder, A. Mérand, J. Kammerer +12

Context: With no conclusive detection to date, the search for exomoons, satellites of planets orbiting other stars, remains a formidable challenge. Detecting these objects, compili…

astro-ph.EP2025

New Orbital Constraints for YSES 1 b and HR 2562 B from High-Precision Astrometry and Planetary Radial Velocities

Jonathan Roberts, William Thompson, Jason J. Wang +20

We present new VLTI/GRAVITY astrometry and updated orbit fits for the directly imaged companions YSES 1 b and HR 2562 B, substellar objects straddling the planet-brown dwarf bounda…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 2 cited

YSES 2b is a background star: Differential astrometric M-dwarf measurements in time

Matthew Kenworthy, Tomas Stolker, Jens Kammerer +13

We wish to confirm the nature of YSES 2b, a purportedly faint companion of the young star YSES 2. We used on-sky observations from SPHERE and GRAVITY to measure the astrometric pos…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 25 cited

JWST-TST DREAMS: NIRSpec/PRISM Transmission Spectroscopy of the Habitable Zone Planet TRAPPIST-1 e

Néstor Espinoza, Natalie H. Allen, Ana Glidden +32

TRAPPIST-1 e is one of the very few rocky exoplanets that is both amenable to atmospheric characterization and that resides in the habitable zone of its star -- located at a distan…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

The mid-infrared spectrum of Pictoris b. First VLTI/MATISSE interferometric observations of an exoplanet

M. Houllé, F. Millour, P. Berio +46

Few spectra of directly-imaged exoplanets have been obtained in the mid-infrared (> 3 m). This region is particularly rich in molecular spectral signatures, whose measurements c…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 26 cited

Silicate clouds and a circumplanetary disk in the YSES-1 exoplanet system

Kielan K. W. Hoch, Melanie Rowland, Simon Petrus +26

Young exoplanets provide a critical link between understanding planet formation and atmospheric evolution. Direct imaging spectroscopy allows us to infer the properties of young, w…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 2 cited

Spectral analysis of two directly imaged benchmark L dwarf companions at the stellar-substellar boundary

William Ceva, Elisabeth C. Matthews, Emily L. Rickman +7

We used multiple epochs of high-contrast imaging spectrophotometric observations to determine the atmospheric characteristics and thermal evolution of two previously detected bench…

astro-ph.EP2025

Direct imaging discovery of a young giant planet orbiting on Solar System scales

T. Stolker, M. Samland, L. B. F. M. Waters +102

HD 135344 AB is a young visual binary system that is best known for the protoplanetary disk around the secondary star. The circumstellar environment of the A0-type primary star, on…