Exploring Distant Worlds With The James Webb Space Telescope
TalkScience Topic: James Webb Space Telescope, the First Two Years
6th Shaw-IAU Workshop
Tuesday Nov. 12, 2024
UTC: 8 p.m. - 8:20 p.m. America/New_York: 3 p.m.- 3:20 p.m.
Wednesday Nov. 13, 2024
UTC: 1 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. America/New_York: 8 a.m.- 8:20 a.m.
Néstor Espinoza (STScI)
In this talk, I introduce some of the science the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is enabling for the field of extrasolar planets. In particular, the field of exoplanet science itself is introduced in the context of our own Solar System, as well as the big questions it might enable to answer and why JWST is a perfect observatory to perform studies of these objects. I exemplify JWST exoplanet science via two sets of science results: the detection of remnant planets around white dwarfs and the detection and characterization of exoplanet atmospheres around small planets. The techniques that enable these discoveries are introduced and discussed.
About Néstor Espinoza
Dr. Espinoza is an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) --- the science and operations center for the Hubble (HST) and James Webb (JWST) Space Telescopes --- where he acts as the Mission Scientist for Exoplanet Science. He works both on the detection of new exoplanets --- planets outside our Solar System --- as well as on the characterization of their atmospheres and interiors.
