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most citedImaging low-mass planets within the habitable zone of α Centauri

51 citations · 108 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

The Lazuli Space Observatory: Architecture & Capabilities

Arpita Roy, Stuart Feldman, Pete Klupar +51

The Lazuli Space Observatory is a 3-meter aperture astronomical facility designed for rapid-response observations and precision astrophysics across visible to near-infrared wavelen…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 11 cited

Venus Life Finder Habitability Mission: Motivation, Science Objectives, and Instrumentation

Sara Seager, Janusz J. Petkowski, Christopher E. Carr +10

For over half a century, scientists have contemplated the potential existence of life within the clouds of Venus. Unknown chemistry leaves open the possibility that certain regions…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 38 cited

Venus Life Finder Missions Motivation and Summary

Sara Seager, Janusz J. Petkowski, Christopher E. Carr +10

Finding evidence of extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific discoveries ever made, advancing humanity into a new epoch of cosmic awareness. The Venus Lif…

astro-ph.IM2021

Venus Life Finder Mission Study

Sara Seager, Janusz J. Petkowski, Christopher E. Carr +9

The Venus Life Finder Missions are a series of focused astrobiology mission concepts to search for habitability, signs of life, and life itself in the Venus atmosphere. While peopl…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 51 cited

Imaging low-mass planets within the habitable zone of α Centauri

K. Wagner, A. Boehle, P. Pathak +39

Giant exoplanets on wide orbits have been directly imaged around young stars. If the thermal background in the mid-infrared can be mitigated, then exoplanets with lower masses can…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 8 cited

Exploration of the outer solar system with fast and small sailcraft

Slava G. Turyshev, Peter Klupar, Abraham Loeb +4

Two new interplanetary technologies have advanced in the past decade to the point where they may enable exciting, affordable missions that reach further and faster deep into the ou…