3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
A JWST Study of Stardust. I. Infrared Spectroscopy of Comet 81P/Wild 2 and Overall Composition
Nathan X. Roth, Stefanie N. Milam, Diane H. Wooden +11
We report observations of comet 81P/Wild 2, target of the Stardust sample return mission, on UT 2023 March 20 and 24 at a heliocentric distance () of 1.85 au using the NIRSpec…
astro-ph.EP2025
Refractive indices of photochemical haze analogs for Solar System and exoplanet applications : a cross-laboratory comparative study between the PAMPRE and COSmIC experimental set-ups
Thomas Drant, Ella Sciamma-O'Brien, Lora Jovanovic +9
Previous observations of Titan, Pluto and Solar System gas giants along with recent observations of exoplanet atmospheres with the James Webb Space Telescope taught us that photoch…
astro-ph.EP2025
A JWST Study of the Remarkable Oort Cloud Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)
Charles E. Woodward, Dominique Bockelee-Morvan, David E. Harker +4
Comets, during their journeys into the inner solar system, deliver volatile gases, organics, and particulates into their comae that provide crucial information for assessing the ph…