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most citedA Framework for Relative Biosignature Yields from Future Direct Imaging Missions

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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

Nautilus Space Observatory: Unveiling the Diversity and Origin of Sub-Neptunes with the Nautilus Space Observatory

Luis Welbanks, Kylie E. Hall, Julien de Wit +10

Sub-Neptunes are the most common class of planets in the Galaxy, yet they have no Solar System analog and remain poorly understood as a population. JWST observations have revealed…

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Mapping Stellar Heterogeneities with the Nautilus Space Observatory

Adina D. Feinstein, Jeff Valenti, Julien de Wit +9

Stellar photospheric heterogeneities, such as starspots and faculae, are a fundamental limitation for exoplanet transmission spectroscopy. Inhomogeneous surfaces can imprint wavele…

astro-ph.SR2026

Nautilus: Fast Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of GKM Stellar Flares and Their Implications for Planetary Habitability

Chia-Lung Lin, Adina D. Feinstein, Jeff Valenti +10

Low-mass GKM dwarfs are prime targets for finding habitable-zone Earth-sized planets, but their frequent flares, especially on M~dwarfs, can strongly affect planetary atmospheres t…

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Nautilus Space Observatory: The Evolution of Planets and their Atmospheres

Ilaria Pascucci, Noah Tuchow, Yifan Zhou +11

We are just beginning to explore the billion-year evolution from nascent planets in disks to mature planetary systems. Recent discoveries hint at demographic and atmospheric differ…

astro-ph.IM2026

A Critical UV Legacy: A Hubble Roadmap for HWO Science Readiness

Sarah Peacock, Aiden S. Zelakewicz, Lisa Kaltenegger +14

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) will provide the first opportunity to directly image and spectrally characterize terrestrial exoplanets in the habitable zones of nearby star…

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A Scalable Path to Astrometric Exomoon Discoveries with the Nautilus Space Observatory

Kevin Wagner, Sumin Seung, Dániel Apai +13

Moons orbiting exoplanets (exomoons) can be detected through the reflex motion they impart to their host planet, which is recoverable in relative star-planet astrometric time serie…

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Paving the Road to the Habitable Worlds Observatory with High-Resolution Imaging I: New and Archival Speckle Observations of Potential HWO Target Stars

Zachary D. Hartman, Catherine A. Clark, Michael B. Lund +15

One of the key goals of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is to directly image about 25 potentially habitable exoplanets and determine their properties. This challenge will re…