Hot Jupiters were the first exoplanets to be discovered around main sequence stars and
astonished us with their close-in orbits. They are a prime example of how exoplanets have …

Exoplanetary science is on the verge of an unprecedented revolution. The thousands of
exoplanets discovered over the past decade have most recently been supplemented by …

To date, 204 individual molecular species, comprised of 16 different elements, have been
detected in the interstellar and circumstellar medium by astronomical observations. These …

Constraining planet formation based on the atmospheric composition of exoplanets is a
fundamental goal of the exoplanet community. Existing studies commonly try to constrain …

Helium is the second-most abundant element in the Universe after hydrogen and is one of
the main constituents of gas-giant planets in our Solar System. Early theoretical models …

The population of planets smaller than approximately 1.7 Earth radii (R⊕) is widely
interpreted as consisting of rocky worlds, generally referred to as super-Earths. This picture …

We explore how well spectra from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will likely
constrain bulk atmospheric properties of transiting exoplanets. We start by modeling the …

Context. A new class of exoplanets has emerged: the ultra hot Jupiters, the hottest close-in
gas giants. The majority of them have weaker-than-expected spectral features in the 1.1− 1.7 …

In the past decade, observations from space and the ground have found water to be the
most abundant molecular species, after hydrogen, in the atmospheres of hot, gaseous …

To date, 241 individual molecular species, composed of 19 different elements, have been
detected in the interstellar and circumstellar medium by astronomical observations. These …