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Staff Astronomer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Pandora Research Graduate Intern <p><strong>Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!</strong></p><p>Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence...

I'm hiring an intern for a 6-month research position related to the NASA Pandora SmallSat Mission, project and start date flexible. Must be a current astro PhD student :) www.llnl.gov/join-our-tea...

02.10.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Comprehensive Reanalysis of K2-18 b's JWST NIRISS+NIRSpec Transmission Spectrum Sub-Neptunes are the most common type of planet in our galaxy. Interior structure models suggest that the coldest sub-Neptunes could host liquid water oceans underneath their hydrogen envelopes -- som...

Still no aliens. Sorry (not sorry)

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01.09.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Systematic Search for Trace Molecules in Exoplanet K2-18 b The first transmission spectrum of the habitable-zone sub-Neptune K2-18 b with JWST has opened a new avenue for atmospheric characterisation of temperate low-mass exoplanets. The observations led to i...

Good to see Pica-Ciamarra, Madhu+ engage with our work and correct claims from last month. Following our recommendation to expand the model space, they now find: β€˜No molecule reaches 2Οƒ significance when allowing for an offset…’ 𝐍𝐨 π›π’π¨π πšπ¬πžπ¬ 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚π₯π₯! Sec. 4.4 arxiv.org/abs/2505.10539 πŸ”­ #exoplanets

16.05.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
S&TR | October/November 2024 Download pdf

Some column inches for WASP-107b on page 2 :) str.llnl.gov/str-octobern...

25.02.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Find Your Job | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Please spread the word: Summer research opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students at the LLNL Space Science Institute: www.llnl.gov/join-our-tea... Open to non-US citizens. Deadline Feb 15.

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Pandora Research Graduate Student Intern | American Astronomical Society Job Summary Β  Category: Pre-doctoral / Graduate Positions Institution: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Number of Positions Available: 1

We have an opening for a current PhD student to come to LLNL for up to six months and work on exoplanet science related to the Pandora mission. Project and start date flexible aas.org/jobregister/... deadline December 1 :-)

19.11.2024 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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