Tyler D. Robinson, Assistant Professor, Lunar & Planetary Laboratory
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Abstract: Exoplanets -- or planets orbiting stars other than our Sun -- are now known to be quite common. Previous and ongoing surveys have revealed over 5,000 such worlds, and demographic studies applied to this large population of exoplanets have revealed fundamental truths about planet formation and evolution. Now, with the successful launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, exoplanet science is entering a modern era of planetary and atmospheric characterization. Excitingly, major findings in the realm of exoplanet atmospheres will not remain restricted to Webb, as the recent 2020 Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics prioritized new exoplanet capabilities -- the discovery and characterization of potential exo-Earths around nearby Sun-like stars.
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