Astrophysical: Extrasolar gas giants

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    Detection of Ionized Calcium in the Atmosphere of the Ultra-hot Jupiter KELT-9b
    With a dayside temperature in excess of 4500 K, comparable to a mid-K-type star, KELT-9b is the hottest planet known. Its extreme temperature makes KELT-9b a...
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    Evidence of water found in the atmosphere of an ultra-hot gas giant
    Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international scientific team, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)...
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    TOI 564 b and TOI 905 b: Grazing and Fully Transiting Hot Jupiters Discovered by TESS
    We report the discovery and confirmation of two new hot Jupiters discovered by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS): TOI 564 b and TOI 905 b. The...
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    XO-7 b: A Transiting Hot Jupiter with a Massive Companion on a Wide Orbit
    Transiting planets orbiting bright stars are the most favorable targets for follow-up and characterization. We report the discovery of the transiting hot...