Understanding Exoplanets through Collaboration
Space scientists are calling on lab-based chemists to help interpret astronomical data on exoplanets.
To achieve this, stronger links are needed between researchers who work on Earth's and other planets' atmospheres, as well as between experimental, modeling, and observational communities.
Interpreting astronomical data requires collaboration between researchers from different fields.
- Experimental photochemists, like Winiberg at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, can contribute to understanding exoplanet atmospheres.
- Exoplanet astronomers, such as Laura Kreidberg at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, can provide valuable insights into planetary atmospheres.
- Planetary and exoplanet atmospheric chemists, like Moses at the Space Science Institute, can help model and analyze atmospheric data.
Author's summary: Collaboration is key to understanding exoplanets.