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astro-ph.EP2026

A Spatial Map of the Atmospheric Limb of a Hot Jupiter

Lili Alderson, Hannah R. Wakeford, David Grant +18

Planets are inherently three-dimensional objects shaped by their thermal structure and dynamics. Observations of transiting exoplanets have begun to uncover this three-dimensional…

astro-ph.EP2026

K-dwarf starspot hunters: how to directly characterize spot and faculae properties with UV-IR panchromatic transit spectra

Joanna K. Barstow, Caitlyn Cullen, Yvonne Unruh +7

Transmission spectroscopy of exoplanets provides an important window into their atmospheric composition, structure and dynamics, especially in the JWST era. As the quality of the o…

astro-ph.EP2026

TESS Photometry and Radial Velocity Analysis of the sub-Neptune Exoplanet π Mensae c and the Wider π Mensae Planetary System

Skylar S. Larsen, Jake D. Turner, Nikole K. Lewis +10

Exoplanet characterization relies on precise measurements of planetary orbital and physical parameters. This is particularly important for planetary dynamics and atmospheric evolut…

astro-ph.EP2026

The HST/WFC3 Transmission Spectrum of AU Mic b Part I: An Atmosphere Obscured by Contamination and Systematics

William C. Waalkes, Peter Gao, Elisabeth Newton +10

Young sub-Neptune progenitors around M dwarfs offer an excellent opportunity to probe the formation of their abundant, older cousins. At 20 Myr and only 9.7 pc away, AU Mic b…

astro-ph.IM2026

Characterizing Transiting Exoplanet Atmospheres in the 2030s with the Hubble Space Telescope

Joshua D. Lothringer, Hannah R. Wakeford, Robert C. Frazier +7

The Hubble Space Telescope inaugurated the era of exoplanet atmospheric characterization. While the James Webb Space Telescope has largely taken up the mantle of infrared atmospher…

astro-ph.EP2026

Magnesium Silicate Clouds in the Atmosphere of HD 209458b from a Rule-Based Tree-Structured Data Reduction

Katy L. Chubb, David Grant, Hannah R. Wakeford +14

HD 209458b is the canonical hot Jupiter: the first to have its atmosphere measured and the first to hint at the role of aerosols in exoplanet atmospheres through the muting of Na a…

astro-ph.EP2026

JWST COMPASS Program: The 3--5m transmission spectrum of LTT 1445 A b

Natasha E. Batalha, Nicole Wallack, Tyler Gordon +16

The search for an atmosphere on the closest rocky M dwarf planet, LTT 1445 A b, has been the subject of intense investigation from both the ground and space. Here, we present the f…

astro-ph.EP2026

BOWIE-ALIGN: Exploring degeneracies in the muted transmission spectrum of the aligned hot Jupiter NGTS-2b with NIRSpec/G395H

Charlotte Fairman, Hannah R. Wakeford, Alastair B. Claringbold +15

We present the first atmospheric observation and characterisation of the aligned, 1468 K hot Jupiter, NGTS-2b, with one JWST NIRSpec/G395H transit. These observations complete the…

astro-ph.EP2026

JWST COMPASS: A NIRSpec G395H Transmission Spectrum of Radius Valley-Dweller TOI-260 b

Annabella Meech, Peter Gao, Nicole L. Wallack +16

We present a JWST/NIRSpec G395H transmission spectrum of TOI-260 b, a K, planet. The transmission spectrum is derived by com…

astro-ph.EP2026

JWST COMPASS: NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Observations of the Sub-Neptune HD 15337 c

Nicole L. Wallack, Peter Gao, Michael Greklek-McKeon +17

We present the 3-5 m transmission spectrum of HD 15337 c (TOI-402.02), a sub-Neptune (2.526 R, 6.792 M, T656 K) around a K1V star observed…

astro-ph.EP2026

BOWIE-ALIGN: Sub-solar C/O ratio and metallicity atmosphere of the misaligned hot Jupiter HAT-P-30b

Alastair B. Claringbold, Chloe E. Fisher, James Kirk +18

We present the JWST NIRSpec/G395H transmission spectrum of the misaligned hot Jupiter HAT-P-30b from 2.8--5.2 m as part of the BOWIE-ALIGN survey, a comparative survey designed…

astro-ph.EP2025

JWST-TST DREAMS: The Nightside Emission and Chemistry of WASP-17b

Jacob Lustig-Yaeger, Kristin S. Sotzen, Kevin B. Stevenson +24

Theoretical studies have suggested using planetary infrared excess (PIE) to detect and characterize the thermal emission of transiting and non-transiting exoplanets, however the PI…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

JWST-TST DREAMS: Sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere of the Neptune-mass planet HAT-P-26 b from NIRSpec G395H transmission spectroscopy

Amélie Gressier, Natasha E. Batalha, Nicholas Wogan +24

We present the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) transmission spectrum of the exoplanet HAT-P-26 b (18.6 Earth masses, 6.33 Earth radii), based on a single transit observed with th…

astro-ph.EP2025

BOWIE-ALIGN: Weak spectral features in KELT-7b's JWST NIRSpec/G395H transmission spectrum imply a high cloud deck or a low-metallicity atmosphere

Eva-Maria Ahrer, Charlotte Fairman, James Kirk +20

Hot Jupiters and their atmospheres are prime targets for transmission spectroscopy due to their extended atmospheres and the corresponding large signal-to-noise, providing the best…

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★ 22 cited

JWST-TST DREAMS: Secondary Atmosphere Constraints for the Habitable Zone Planet TRAPPIST-1 e

Ana Glidden, Sukrit Ranjan, Sara Seager +25

The TRAPPIST-1 system offers one of the best opportunities to characterize temperate terrestrial planets beyond our own solar system. Within the TRAPPIST-1 system, planet e stands…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 10 cited

Additional JWST/NIRSpec Transits of the Rocky M Dwarf Exoplanet GJ 1132 b Reveal a Featureless Spectrum

Katherine A. Bennett, Ryan J. MacDonald, Sarah Peacock +17

As an archetypal M-dwarf rocky exoplanet, GJ 1132 b has a varied history of atmospheric measurements. At 1.13 , 1.66 , and 580 K, it orbits a bright…

astro-ph.EP2025

JWST COMPASS: A NIRSpec G395H Transmission Spectrum of the Super-Earth GJ 357 b

Jea Adams Redai, Nicholas Wogan, Nicole L. Wallack +14

We present JWST NIRSpec/G395H transmission spectroscopy observations of GJ 357 b, a warm ( K) super-Earth (, $1.84\ \mathrm{…

astro-ph.EP2025

The HUSTLE Program: The UV to Near-IR Transmission Spectrum of the Hot Jupiter KELT-7b

Carlos Gascón, Mercedes López-Morales, Ryan J. MacDonald +14

The ultraviolet and optical wavelength ranges have proven to be a key addition to infrared observations of exoplanet atmospheres, as they offer unique insights into the properties…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 13 cited

Tracing the formation and migration history: molecular signatures in the atmosphere of misaligned hot Jupiter WASP-94Ab using JWST NIRSpec/G395H

Eva-Maria Ahrer, Siddharth Gandhi, Lili Alderson +12

The discovery of hot Jupiters that orbit very close to their host stars has long challenged traditional models of planetary formation and migration. Characterising their atmospheri…

astro-ph.EP2025

BOWIE-ALIGN: Sub-stellar metallicity and carbon depletion in the aligned TrES-4b with JWST NIRSpec transmission spectroscopy

Annabella Meech, Alastair B. Claringbold, Eva-Maria Ahrer +19

The formation and migration history of a planet is expected to be imprinted in its atmosphere, in particular its carbon-to-oxygen (C/O) ratio and metallicity. The BOWIE-ALIGN progr…

astro-ph.EP2025

JWST COMPASS: NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Observations of TOI-776 c, a 2 Rearth M Dwarf Planet

Johanna Teske, Natasha E. Batalha, Nicole L. Wallack +16

The atmospheres of planets between the size of Earth and Neptune at short orbital periods have been under intense scrutiny. Of the ~dozen planets in this regime with atmospheres st…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 21 cited

JWST COMPASS: NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Observations of the Super-Earth TOI-776b

Lili Alderson, Sarah E. Moran, Nicole L. Wallack +15

We present two transit observations of the 520K, 1.85R, 4.0M super-Earth TOI-776b with JWST NIRSpec/G395H, resulting in a 2.8-5.2m transmission spectrum.…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 21 cited

JWST-TST DREAMS: A Precise Water Abundance for Hot Jupiter WASP-17b from the NIRISS SOSS Transmission Spectrum

Dana R. Louie, Elijah Mullens, Lili Alderson +27

Water has proven to be ubiquitously detected in near-infrared (NIR) transmission spectroscopy observations of hot Jupiter atmospheres, including WASP-17b. However, previous analyse…