High-resolution confirmation of an extended helium atmosphere around WASP-107b
Spectrally resolved helium absorption from the extended atmosphere of a warm Neptune-mass exoplanet
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3/IR
Temporal Coverage
2017-05-31T01:32:57Z/2017-05-31T08:39:59Z
Version
1.0
Mission Description
Launched in 1990, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope remains the premier UV and visible light telescope in orbit. With well over 1.6 million observations from 10 different scientific instruments, the ESA Hubble Science Archive is a treasure trove of astronomical data to be exploited.
European Space Agency, Spake et al., 2017, 'Probing methane chemistry in a newly-discovered warm gas giant before JWST', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3tkqny0