MPS-Ascend Faculty Catalyst: A Planet is Born: Leveraging Current and Next Generation Faci — NSF Award to University of San Diego
Astronomers continue to piece together an understanding of exoplanet formation conditions, compositions, and environments. One challenge is that their bright stellar hosts hinder the detailed characterization of the planets’ atmospheres. The discovery of planetary-mass companions (PMCs) on wide orbits has allowed for t
| Award title | MPS-Ascend Faculty Catalyst: A Planet is Born: Leveraging Current and Next Generation Faci |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2525859 |
| Awardee | University of San Diego |
| City | SAN DIEGO |
| State | CA |
| Amount obligated | $277,936 |
| Principal investigator | Raquel Martinez |
| Program | OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC |
| Start date | 09/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Astronomers continue to piece together an understanding of exoplanet formation conditions, compositions, and environments. One challenge is that their bright stellar hosts hinder the detailed characterization of the planets’ atmospheres. The discovery of planetary-mass companions (PMCs) on wide orbits has allowed for the study of atmospheres of Jupiter-like exoplanets, serving as analogs for those on closer-in orbits like those of our Solar System giants. A researcher and her team at the Univers |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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