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20242026
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12 papers

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…

astro-ph.IM2026

The unique ability of the Hubble Space Telescope to characterize young exoplanet environments

Keighley E. Rockcliffe, Allison Youngblood, Kevin France +10

The chemical and mass evolution of exoplanet atmospheres is shaped by their specific X-ray through ultraviolet (5 - 3200 Angstroms) irradiance history. X-ray and EUV (5 - 911 Angst…

astro-ph.EP2026

The MUSCLES Extension for Atmospheric Transmission Spectroscopy: Spectral energy distributions for 20 exoplanet host stars that JWST observed in Cycle 1

David J. Wilson, Allison Youngblood, Girish M. Duvvuri +11

Correctly interpreting JWST spectra of close-in exoplanets requires a measurement of the X-ray and ultraviolet light that the planets receive from their host stars. Here we provide…

astro-ph.SR2025

X-ray and UV Observations of the Young Sun HIP~67522: Evidence of Lyman-alpha Absorption Within the Planetary System

Cynthia S. Froning, Allison Youngblood, David J. Wilson +7

We present ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy of the 17 Myr, G0V star, HIP 67522. The UV spectrum is characterized by strong chromospheric and transition region emission lines. There wa…

astro-ph.SR2025

Lyman-Alpha Emission from K and M Dwarfs: Intrinsic Profiles, Variability, and Flux in the Habitable Zone

Sarah Peacock, Travis S. Barman, R. O. Parke Loyd +4

Lyman- (Ly) is the most prominent ultraviolet emission line in low-mass stars, playing a crucial role in exoplanet atmospheric photochemistry, heating, and escape. However,…

astro-ph.SR2025

HWO Target Stars and Systems: A Survey of Archival UV and X-ray Data

Sarah Peacock, David J. Wilson, Tyler Richey-Yowell +14

We assess archival high-energy data for key stars on the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Target Stars and Systems 2025 list, as stellar radiation is critical to shaping and inte…