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most citedKepler Eclipsing Binary Stars. II. 2165 Eclipsing Binaries in the Second Data Release

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astro-ph.EP2026

Spectral Energy Distribution Analysis for Habitable Worlds Observatory Target Stars

Stephen R. Kane, Kaspar von Braun, Tara Fetherolf +1

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) will directly image and characterize planets potentially similar to Earth orbiting nearby stars. Accurate stellar properties, particularly ef…

astro-ph.IM2026

Early Exploration of the Scientific Discovery Space for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Courtney D. Dressing, Danica Adams, Evelyne Alecian +324

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is a future NASA flagship mission concept identified by the Astro2020 Decadal Survey as the highest priority for large space missions. HWO sh…

astro-ph.IM2026

Enhancing WISE Infrared Imaging to Spitzer Resolution Using Deep Learning Super-Resolution

Saeed Rezaee, Shoubaneh Hemmati, Bahram Mobasher +5

We present a deep-learning framework that performs 4.6x spatial super-resolution from WISE W1 (3.4 micron) toward Spitzer IRAC Ch1 (3.6 micron), and characterize its behavior on th…

astro-ph.EP2026

Orbit Refinement of WASP-18 b and Evidence Against the Existence of WASP-18 c

Avinash Salguneswaran Nediyedath, Kyle A. Pearson, Tara Fetherolf +1

We present an updated transit ephemeris for the exoplanet WASP-18 b and critically examine the existence of a proposed second planet, WASP-18 c. Using 205 transit light curves from…

astro-ph.SR2026

HWO Target Stars and Systems: Activity and Rotation Catalog (ARC) of Potential Target Stars for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Tara Fetherolf, Arvind F. Gupta, Elisabeth R. Newton +7

A major goal of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is to precisely characterize exoplanets and their atmospheres. However, magnetic activity from an exoplanet's host star can c…

astro-ph.EP2025

Planetary Habitability Under the Light of a Rapidly Changing Star

Tara Fetherolf, Sadie G. Welter, Colby M. Ostberg +3

Planetary atmospheric energy budgets primarily depend on stellar incident flux. However, stellar variability can have major consequences for the evolution of planetary climates. In…

astro-ph.GA2025

Resolving Individual Stars in Nearby Large Galaxies with the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Adam Smercina, Tara Fetherolf, Eric W. Koch +3

The varied and dynamic evolutionary histories of galaxies give rise to the stunning diversity in their properties that we observe in the present-day universe. HST, and now JWST, ha…

astro-ph.EP2025

Interior and Climate Modeling of the Venus Zone Planet TOI-2285 b

Emma L. Miles, Colby Ostberg, Stephen R. Kane +5

As the discovery of exoplanets progresses at a rapid pace, the large number of known planets provides a pathway to assess the stellar and planetary properties that govern the clima…

astro-ph.EP2025

Optimising Radial Velocity Detection Limits for Southern Habitable Worlds Observatory Targets

Robert A. Wittenmyer, Adriana Errico, Timothy R. Holt +5

The planned NASA Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) flagship mission aims to image and spectroscopically characterise 25 Earth-size planets in the habitable zones of their stars. H…

hep-ph2025★ 3 cited

Probing Superheavy Dark Matter with Exoplanets

Mehrdad Phoroutan-Mehr, Tara Fetherolf

Exoplanets, with their large volumes and low temperatures, are ideal celestial detectors for probing dark matter (DM) interactions. DM particles can lose energy through scattering…

astro-ph.EP2025

The TESS-Keck Survey XXIV: Outer Giants may be More Prevalent in the Presence of Inner Small Planets

Judah Van Zandt, Erik A. Petigura, Jack Lubin +38

We present the results of the Distant Giants Survey, a three-year radial velocity (RV) campaign to search for wide-separation giant planets orbiting Sun-like stars known to host an…

astro-ph.EP2024

Modeling Spitzer 3.6 and 4.5 m Eclipse Depths for the Inflated Hot Jupiter in the Evolved Binary System HD 202772

Arthur D. Adams, Kimberly Bott, Paul A. Dalba +9

As an inflated Hot Jupiter orbiting an early-type primary star in the evolved binary HD 202772 system, HD 202772 A b's presence invites a study of how such a planet forms and evolv…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 53 cited

The TESS-Keck Survey XX: 15 New TESS Planets and a Uniform RV Analysis of all Survey Targets

Alex S. Polanski, Jack Lubin, Corey beard +69

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered hundreds of new worlds, with TESS planet candidates now outnumbering the total number of confirmed planets from $\te…

astro-ph.GA2024

Ly Halo Properties and Dust in the Circumgalactic Medium of Star-forming Galaxies

Zhiyuan Song, Naveen A. Reddy, Yuguang Chen +7

We present Keck Cosmic Web Imager IFU observations around extended Ly halos of 27 typical star-forming galaxies with redshifts drawn from the MOSFIRE Deep Evolut…

astro-ph.EP2024

The TESS-Keck Survey. XXII. A sub-Neptune Orbiting TOI-1437

Daria Pidhorodetska, Emily A. Gilbert, Stephen R. Kane +40

Exoplanet discoveries have revealed a dramatic diversity of planet sizes across a vast array of orbital architectures. Sub-Neptunes are of particular interest; due to their absence…

astro-ph.EP2024

A Perfect Tidal Storm: HD 104067 Planetary Architecture Creating an Incandescent World

Stephen R. Kane, Tara Fetherolf, Zhexing Li +5

The discovery of planetary systems beyond the solar system has revealed a diversity of architectures, most of which differ significantly from our system. The initial detection of a…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 2 cited

The TESS-Keck Survey XXI: 13 New Planets and Homogeneous Properties for 21 Subgiant Systems

Ashley Chontos, Daniel Huber, Samuel K. Grunblatt +67

We present a dedicated transit and radial velocity survey of planets orbiting subgiant stars observed by the TESS Mission. Using nights on Keck/HIRES, we confirm and cha…

astro-ph.EP2024

The TESS-Keck Survey. XII. A Dense 1.8 R Ultra-Short-Period Planet Possibly Clinging to a High-Mean-Molecular-Weight Atmosphere After the First Gyr

Ryan A. Rubenzahl, Fei Dai, Andrew W. Howard +39

The extreme environments of ultra-short-period planets (USPs) make excellent laboratories to study how exoplanets obtain, lose, retain, and/or regain gaseous atmospheres. We presen…

astro-ph.EP2024

The TESS-Keck Survey. XVIII. A sub-Neptune and spurious long-period signal in the TOI-1751 system

Anmol Desai, Emma V. Turtelboom, Caleb K. Harada +37

We present and confirm TOI-1751 b, a transiting sub-Neptune orbiting a slightly evolved, solar-type, metal-poor star ( K, , V = 9.3 ma…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 1 cited

The TESS-Keck Survey. XIX. A Warm Transiting Sub-Saturn Mass Planet and a non-Transiting Saturn Mass Planet Orbiting a Solar Analog

Michelle L. Hill, Stephen R. Kane, Paul A. Dalba +45

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) continues to dramatically increase the number of known transiting exoplanets, and is optimal for monitoring bright stars amenable t…

astro-ph.EP2024

Revised Architecture and Two New Super-Earths in the HD 134606 Planetary System

Zhexing Li, Stephen R. Kane, Timothy D. Brandt +15

Multi-planet systems exhibit a diversity of architectures that diverge from the solar system and contribute to the topic of exoplanet demographics. Radial velocity (RV) surveys for…

astro-ph.EP2023

The TESS-Keck Survey XVII: Precise Mass Measurements in a Young, High Multiplicity Transiting Planet System using Radial Velocities and Transit Timing Variations

Corey Beard, Paul Robertson, Fei Dai +41

We present a radial velocity (RV) analysis of TOI-1136, a bright TESS system with six confirmed transiting planets, and a seventh single-transiting planet candidate. All planets in…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 13 cited

Giant Outer Transiting Exoplanet Mass (GOT 'EM) Survey: III. Recovery and Confirmation of a Temperate, Mildly Eccentric, Single-Transit Jupiter Orbiting TOI-2010

Christopher R. Mann, Paul A. Dalba, David Lafrenière +48

Large-scale exoplanet surveys like the TESS mission are powerful tools for discovering large numbers of exoplanet candidates. Single-transit events are commonplace within the resul…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 15 cited

TOI-1801 b: A temperate mini-Neptune around a young M0.5 dwarf

M. Mallorquín, E. Goffo, E. Pallé +79

We report the discovery, mass, and radius determination of TOI-1801 b, a temperate mini-Neptune around a young M dwarf. TOI-1801 b was observed in TESS sectors 22 and 49, and the a…