Planets that transit across their star as seen from Earth allow us to use transmission spectroscopy to study their atmospheres. The idea is straightforward: Even though we can’t see the planet at optical wavelengths, we can examine the starlight that travels through its outer atmosphere during the transit. Each atmosphere leaves its own signature, and […]
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