Kavli Affiliate: Andrew Vanderburg | First 5 Authors: Mary Anne Limbach, Andrew Vanderburg, Ryan J. MacDonald, Kevin B. Stevenson, Sydney Jenkins | Summary: We report the detection of thermal emission from and confirm the planetary nature of WD 1856+534b, the first transiting planet known to orbit a white dwarf star. Observations with JWST’s Mid-Infrared Instrument […]
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