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Observations using the Spitzer Space Telescope provided the first detections of photons from extrasolar planets. Spitzer observations are allowing us to infer the temperature structure, composition, and dynamics of exoplanet atmospheres.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Drake Deming

The PLATO satellite mission project is a next generation ESA Cosmic Vision satellite project dedicated to the detection of exo-planets and to asteroseismology of their host-stars using ultra-high precision photometry. The main goal of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-07 W. Zima , T. Arentoft , J. De Ridder , S. Salmon , C. Catala , H. Kjeldsen , C. Aerts

We present the most complete emission spectrum for inflated hot Jupiter HAT-P-41b combining new HST WFC/G141 spectrum from the Hubble Panchromatic Comparative Exoplanet Treasury (PanCET) program with archival Spitzer eclipse observations.…

Detection of molecules using infrared spectroscopy probes the conditions and compositions of exoplanet atmospheres. Water (H2O), methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2), and carbon monoxide (CO) have been detected in two hot Jupiters. These…

We report the detection of the secondary eclipse of HAT-P-11 b, a Neptune-sized planet orbiting an active K4 dwarf. Using all available short-cadence data of the Kepler mission, we derive refined planetary ephemeris increasing their…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-18 K. F. Huber , S. Czesla , J. H. M. M. Schmitt

In the era of photometry with space-based telescopes, such as CHEOPS (CHaracterizing ExOPlanets Satellite), JWST (James Webb Space Telescope), PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars), and ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote-sensing…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-22 Sz. Kálmán , Sz. Csizmadia , L. M. Bernabó , R. Szabó , Gy. M. Szabó

We present an optical-to-infrared transmission spectrum of the inflated sub-Saturn KELT-11b measured with the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Wide Field Camera 3 G141 spectroscopic grism, and…

We present a study of the light curve of the transiting exoplanet CoRoT-2b, aimed at detecting the secondary eclipse and measuring its depth. The data were obtained with the CoRoT satellite during its first run of more than 140 days. After…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-11 R. Alonso , T. Guillot , T. Mazeh , S. Aigrain , A. Alapini , P. Barge , A. Hatzes , F. Pont

We have created a general methodology for calculating the wavelength-dependent light curves of close-in extrasolar giant planets (EGPs) as they traverse their orbits. Focussing on the transiting EGPs HD189733b, TrES-1, and HD209458b, we…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 A. Burrows , D. Sudarsky , I. Hubeny

JWST's MIRI LRS provides the first opportunity to spectroscopically characterize the surface compositions of close-in terrestrial exoplanets. Models for the bare-rock spectra of these planets often utilize a spectral library from R. Hu et…

We have used Hubble/WFC3 and the G141 grism to measure the secondary eclipse of the transiting very hot Jupiter CoRoT-2b in the 1.1-1.7$\mu$m spectral region. We find an eclipse depth averaged over this band equal to $395^{+69}_{-45}$ parts…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2014-03-05 Ashlee Wilkins , Drake Deming , Nikku Madhusudhan , Adam Burrows , Heather Knutson , Peter McCullough , Sukrit Ranjan

The study of exoplanets (planets orbiting other stars) is revolutionizing the way we view our universe. High-precision photometric data provided by the Kepler Space Telescope (Kepler) enables not only the detection of such planets, but also…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Ben Placek , Kevin H. Knuth

Secondary eclipse observations are a powerful way to investigate whether or not a rocky exoplanet hosts an atmosphere, as an atmospheric presence would transport heat to the nightside and render the dayside colder than anticipated. The…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-22 Christopher Monaghan , Björn Benneke , Nicholas J. Connors , Louis-Philippe Coulombe , Pierre-Alexis Roy

Among the 160 known exoplanets, mainly detected in large radial-velocity surveys, only 8 have a characterization of their actual mass and radius thanks to the two complementary methods of detection: radial velocities and photometric…

Despite the ever-increasing number of known exoplanets, no uncontested detections have been made of their satellites, known as exomoons. The quest to find exomoons is at the forefront of exoplanetary sciences. Certain space-born instruments…

In recent years, high-resolution transmission spectroscopy in the near-infrared has led to detections of prominent molecules in several giant exoplanets on close-in orbits. This approach has traditionally relied on the large Doppler shifts…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-29 Connor Cheverall , Nikku Madhusudhan

We demonstrate the effectiveness of the Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory mission concept for constraining the atmospheric properties of hot and warm gas giants and super Earths. Synthetic primary and secondary transit spectra for a…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-29 Joanna K. Barstow , Neil E. Bowles , Suzanne Aigrain , Leigh N. Fletcher , Patrick G. J. Irwin , Ryan Varley , Enzo Pascale

Spectra of exoplanet atmospheres provide us the opportunity to improve our understanding of these objects just as remote sensing in our own solar system has increased our understanding of the solar system bodies. The challenge is to…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Michael R. Line , Aaron Wolf , Xi Zhang , Heather Knutson , Joshua Kammer , Elias Ellison , Pieter Deroo , Dave Crisp , Yuk Yung

Context. Measurements of the occultation of an exoplanet at visible wavelengths allow us to determine the reflective properties of a planetary atmosphere. The observed occultation depth can be translated into a geometric albedo. This in…