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LOCATION:4421 Sterling Hall
SUMMARY:Exploring Exoplanets in the Era of JWST and Beyond\, Astronomy
  Colloquium\, Knicole Colon\, NASA's Goddard
DESCRIPTION:We are in an extraordinary era of exoplanet science. This 
 is thanks in great part to the number of current and upcoming faciliti
 es that are designed to enable the discovery of exoplanet systems or p
 rovide detailed characterization of exoplanets and their host stars ac
 ross a range of ultraviolet to infrared wavelengths. In particular\, t
 he James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)\, which successfully launched in 
 late 2021\, is the premier space-based facility for near- and mid-infr
 ared astronomy over 0.6-28.5 microns. The 6.5-meter telescope is speci
 fically equipped with four state-of-the-art instruments that include c
 apabilities for imaging\, spectroscopy\, and coronagraphy. JWST is pro
 viding unprecedented sensitivity enabling detailed studies of both tra
 nsiting and directly-imaged exoplanets and their atmospheres. In this 
 talk\, I will review key exoplanet science results achieved so far wit
 h JWST and present results from some of our ongoing Cycle 1 and 2 prog
 rams to study giant and rocky transiting planets. I will then provide 
 a look ahead at one of the next exciting exoplanet observatories that 
 is planned to launch next year: a new SmallSat mission called Pandora 
 that is being led out of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and that
  is designed to study the impact of star spots on the spectra of exopl
 anet atmospheres. Together\, observatories like JWST and Pandora are p
 oised to re-write exoplanet textbooks for years to come.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=8736
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