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WASP planets

@WASPplanets

The Wide Angle Search for Planets, searching for transiting exoplanets.

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Posted this on the "other site" but wanted to share here: I made a new gif for a new site tracking JWST observations of exoplanets (still a work in progress): jlothringer.github.io/Dashbo… What an exciting ~3 years it has been! ✨🔭✨
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WASP-107 b is a cool low-density exoplanet that experiences ~100 K of morning-evening temperature difference usually found in much hotter planets. Complex atmospheric models are needed to explain this behaviour. Murphy et al.: nature.com/articles/s41550-0… / rdcu.be/dUWh6
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CSIC
@CSIC14 May 2024
Descubierto un planeta gigante tan ligero como el algodón de azúcar. El @iaa_csic colidera el estudio del nuevo planeta, que es un 50% más grande que Júpiter, pero con una densidad aproximada a la décima parte de la del gigante gaseoso. ➡️tiny.cc/kkv2yz
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@esascience5 Apr 2024
🆕 Have astronomers detected the first ever extrasolar ‘glory’? 🌈 Potential signs of the rainbow-like ‘glory effect’ have been detected on a hellish planet outside our Solar System. 🤝 The team used data from @ESA_CHEOPS & other missions 👉 esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
Artist impression of glory on exoplanet WASP-76b.

ALT Artist impression of glory on exoplanet WASP-76b.

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Phase-curve of ultra-hot-Jupiter WASP-167b observed by TESS, Kálmán et al, arxiv.org/abs/2403.19468
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WASP-189 b is a gas giant exoplanet larger than Jupiter. It's 325 light-years away and a year there, one spin around its star, takes 3.5 days. go.nasa.gov/3Ti5TsX
An artist's concept illustration shows a gas giant exoplanet with clouds and bands in shades of orange. It is labeled WASP-189 b, a giant planet composed mainly of gas, with hypothetical visualization labeled in the bottom right corner.

ALT An artist's concept illustration shows a gas giant exoplanet with clouds and bands in shades of orange. It is labeled WASP-189 b, a giant planet composed mainly of gas, with hypothetical visualization labeled in the bottom right corner.

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Excellent data quality in observations of atmosphere of ultra-hot-Jupiter WASP-189b by MAROON-X/Gemini-North @bibianaprinoth @HoeijmakersJens et al, arxiv.org/abs/2403.08863
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Atmospheres of 14 gas-giant #exoplanets observed with @NASAHubble & Spitzer, by Charlotte Fairman, @StellarPlanet & @MartianColonist arxiv.org/abs/2403.07801
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Hot Jupiter #exoplanet WASP-189b transit observed by NASA’s Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment science.nasa.gov/science-res…
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Update on tidally-induced orbital decay of #exoplanet WASP-12b, by Leonardi et al, arxiv.org/abs/2402.12120
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Shape of tidally-distorted #exoplanet WASP-12b determined by @ESA_CHEOPS by Akinsanmi et al, arxiv.org/abs/2402.10486
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Periastron precession in the orbit of #exoplanet WASP-19b, from HARPS RVs, by Bernabò et al, arxiv.org/abs/2402.12896
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Burning, churning weather on another world. @NASAHubble saw massive weather fronts, storms, and fierce cyclones during three years of observing WASP-121 b. Temperatures hit 3,450° F (2,150 Kelvin) on this planet 880 light-years away. go.nasa.gov/48eCTaV
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The comet-like tail of #exoplanet WASP-69b wasp-planets.net/2024/01/11/… from @keckobservatory observations.
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The changing atmosphere of #exoplanet WASP-121b wasp-planets.net/2024/01/11/… from @NASAHubble @esascience observations.
The changing atmosphere of WASP-121b

The changing atmosphere of WASP-121b

NASA have put out a press release about observations of hot-Jupiter exoplanet WASP-121b. A team led by ESA scientist Quentin Changeat analysed observations with the Hubble Space Telescope made in 2…

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The exoplanet WASP-121 b, 880 light-years away, is on the verge of being ripped apart by its star. The star's gravitational force is likely pulling it into a shape that's more football than planet. go.nasa.gov/3H7B192
An illustration depicting the exoplanet WASP-121 b. The planet dominates the foreground on the left side of the image, and appears banded with colors of red, yellow, and orange. Behind the planet is a large star that appears similar in size to the exoplanet. The background is made up of fuzzy light gray nearer to the star, and darker grays at the edges. The words Artist's Illustration are in white in the bottom right corner of the image.

ALT An illustration depicting the exoplanet WASP-121 b. The planet dominates the foreground on the left side of the image, and appears banded with colors of red, yellow, and orange. Behind the planet is a large star that appears similar in size to the exoplanet. The background is made up of fuzzy light gray nearer to the star, and darker grays at the edges. The words Artist's Illustration are in white in the bottom right corner of the image.

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WASP-69b's Escaping Envelope is Confined to a Tail Extending at Least Seven Planet Radii Tyler, et al., ApJ -> planet's outflow using Keck/NIRSPEC -> consistent with He I 10830 @CARMENES_exopl obs & ultra-narrowband filter obs but significantly longer arxiv.org/abs/2312.02381
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Catch a whiff of this. Webb made a definitive detection of methane gas in the atmosphere of “warm Jupiter” WASP-80 b. (The planet is similar in size to Jupiter, but with much warmer temperatures.) Hear directly from the research team on their discovery: go.nasa.gov/46mOvYx
Illustration of a cloudy, striped purple planet on a dark starry background. This planet is labeled “WASP-80 b.” On the right, two lines connect from the planet to a labeled circle filled with representations of the chemical methane. Each methane molecule has four blue hydrogen atoms bonded (gray sticks) to a central red carbon atom. An “artist’s concept” label is in the bottom right corner.

ALT Illustration of a cloudy, striped purple planet on a dark starry background. This planet is labeled “WASP-80 b.” On the right, two lines connect from the planet to a labeled circle filled with representations of the chemical methane. Each methane molecule has four blue hydrogen atoms bonded (gray sticks) to a central red carbon atom. An “artist’s concept” label is in the bottom right corner.

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