4 papers
The dark and featureless surface of rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b from JWST mid-infrared spectroscopy
Sebastian Zieba, Laura Kreidberg, Brandon P. Coy +13
JWST has opened a new era in the study of rocky exoplanets, enabling direct characterization of their surfaces with mid-infrared spectroscopy. Different types of rock have distinct…
A research roadmap for assessing the feasibility of warming Mars
E. S. Kite, A. Essunfeld, M. H. Hecht +22
This roadmap outlines research pathways to determine whether Mars could be warmed with non-biological methods. It does not presuppose that warming Mars is desirable; its purpose is…
Applied Astrobiology: An Integrated Approach to the Future of Life in Space
Robin Wordsworth, Collin Cherubim, Shannon Nangle +13
Searching for extraterrestrial life and supporting human life in space are traditionally regarded as separate challenges. However, there are significant benefits to an approach tha…
An Oxidation Gradient Straddling the Small Planet Radius Valley
Collin Cherubim, Robin Wordsworth, Dan Bower +3
We present a population-level view of volatile gas species (H, He, HO, O, CO, CO, CH) distribution during the sub-Neptune to rocky planet transition, revealing…