Apr 25, 2022
Hubble observations used to answer key exoplanet questions
Hubble observations used to answer key exoplanet questions

Artist's view of the 25 exoplanets studied. © ESA/Hubble, N. Bartmann

Archival observations of 25 hot Jupiters by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have been analysed by an international team of astronomers, enabling them to answer five open questions important to our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres. Amongst other findings, the team found that the presence of metal oxides and hydrides in the hottest exoplanet atmospheres was clearly correlated with the atmospheres' being thermally inverted.

Read the science release : Hubble observations used to answer key exoplanet questions | ESA/Hubble (esahubble.org)

 

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Five Key Exoplanet Questions Answered via the Analysis of 25 Hot-Jupiter Atmospheres in Eclipse

 

 

 

 

 
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