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most citedThe JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems II: A 1 to 20 Micron Spectrum of the Planetary-Mass Companion VHS 1256-1257 b

176 citations · 725 across the 71 of their papers we have counts for

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78 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

Planetary system architectures in the final stages of planet formation

Patricia Luppe, Zoe Roumeliotis, Sebastian Marino +18

The processes in the last stages of planet formation determine the final assembly and composition of planets. After the protoplanetary discs dissipate, a system of planets and plan…

astro-ph.EP2026

Deep HST/STIS Coronagraphic Imaging of the Pictoris Debris Disk: On the Scattered Light Component of the Cat's Tail

Arin M. Avsar, Kevin Wagner, Daniel Apai +6

The Pictoris debris disk is a unique system where mid-infrared coronagraphic imaging with JWST/MIRI revealed a new spatially resolved substructure known as the Cat's Tail. We p…

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.GA2026

Galactic archaeology meets exoplanets: linking stellar birth radii to exoplanet demographics

M. L. L. Dantas, J. J. García-Delgado, I. Rebollido +1

Stars observed in the solar vicinity were not necessarily born there. Radial mixing can redistribute stellar populations across the Galactic disc, decoupling their present-day loca…

astro-ph.EP2026

That's no moon: Exomoon survival and detection limitations

Alicia Pérez-Rodrigo, Isabel Rebollido

While moons are ubiquitous in the Solar System, exomoons have not yet been unambiguously confirmed despite the discov- ery of over 5,600 exoplanets. We investigated the reasons for…

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.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

Photometric Variability and Rotation of Beta Pictoris b from JWST NIRCam Coronagraphic Imaging

Yifan Zhou, Beth A. Biller, Aarynn L. Carter +28

We report the detection of photometric variability in the directly imaged super-Jupiter Pictoris b. Using JWST NIRCam dual-band coronagraphic imaging, we conducted a 16-hour co…

astro-ph.GA2026

Probing the origins. III. Exoplanet demographics across Galactic birth radii

Juan José García-Delgado, M. L. L. Dantas, Isabel Rebollido +1

We quantify radial mixing in exoplanet hosts and explore links between birth environment, orbital evolution, planetary architecture, and Galactic habitability. We constructed a hom…

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

The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems. VII. Molecular Mapping Performance with JWST/MIRI MRS: VHS 1256 b as a case study

Mathilde Mâlin, Anthony Boccaletti, Benjamin Charnay +29

VHS 1256 b was the first planetary-mass companion to be observed with the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument (JWST/MIRI) using the Medium-Resolution Spectrometer…

astro-ph.EP2026

The evolution of exocomets and their source populations

Alexander J. Mustill, Tim Pearce, Michele Bannister +12

We review the current state of knowledge of the long-term evolution of the small bodies that give rise to comets and exocomets, as well as their reservoirs. The active cometary pha…

astro-ph.EP2026

Forecasting Catastrophe: Constraints on the Fomalhaut Main Belt Planetesimal Population from Observed Collisional Remnants

Arin M. Avsar, Kevin Wagner, Dániel Apai +2

Catastrophic planetesimal disruptions offer a unique opportunity to study and characterize large planetesimal populations in exoplanetary systems that are not currently detectable…

astro-ph.IM2026

Well-being and career instability across genders in the Spanish Astronomical Society

Maritza A. Lara-Lopez, I. Rebollido, A. Vidal-Garcia +9

We present the results of a comprehensive survey conducted among members of the Spanish Astronomical Society (Sociedad Espanola de Astronomia, SEA) to assess well-being, profession…

astro-ph.SR2026

Follow-up of three exocomet-host candidates

P. Muñoz-Cutanda, I. Rebollido, B. Montesinos +3

Exocomets are small bodies that evaporate when they approach their host star. They are detected through variability of non-photospheric features with spectroscopy and/or asymmetric…

astro-ph.IM2025

Finding New Debris Discs at Sub-millimetre Wavelengths

Mark Booth, Patricia Luppe, Sebastian Marino +9

Debris discs reveal the architectures and dynamical histories of planetary systems. Sub-millimetre observations trace large dust grains within debris discs, revealing their bulk pr…

astro-ph.IM2025

Why the Northern Hemisphere Needs a 30-40 m Telescope and the Science at Stake. How do Planetary Systems Form?

I. Mendigutía, N. Huélamo, I. Jiménez-Serra +32

The detection and characterization of protoplanets in protoplanetary disks around young stars is emerging as a transformative field that will redefine our understanding of how plan…

astro-ph.EP2025

JWST/NIRSpec Detects Warm CO Emission in the Terrestrial-Planet Zone of HD 131488

Cicero X. Lu, Isabel Rebollido, Sean Brittain +12

We have obtained a high-resolution, JWST NIRSpec -- m spectrum of the debris disk around HD 131488. We discover CO fundamental emission indicating the presence of…

astro-ph.EP2025

Probing the era of giant collisions: millimeter observations of the HD 166191 system

Kadin Worthen, Christine H. Chen, A. Meredith Hughes +5

We present non-simultaneous ALMA band 7 and SMA observations of the HD 166191 disk, which was recently thought to have a collision in its terrestrial planet zone. Both observations…

astro-ph.EP2025

An Overview of Exocomets

Daniela Iglesias, Isabel Rebollido, Azib Norazman +8

We give a general overview of what the scientific community refers to as "exocomets". The general definition of exocomets, as presented in this work, is discussed and compared with…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

The nature of ASASSN-24fw's occultation: modelling the event as dimming by optically thick rings around a sub-stellar companion

Sarang Shah, Jonathan P. Marshall, Carlos del Burgo +12

ASASSN-24fw is a main-sequence F-type star that experienced a rapid and long-lasting dimming event beginning in late 2024 and continuing until mid 2025. Its pre-dimming spectral en…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

High CO/H2 ratios supports an exocometary origin for a CO-rich debris disk

Kevin D. Smith, Luca Matrà, Ke Zhang +9

Over 20 exocometary belts host detectable circumstellar gas, mostly in the form of CO. Two competing theories for its origin have emerged, positing the gas to be primordial or seco…

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…