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SUMMARY:Exoplanet adventures the 2020s and beyond - Jayne Birkby (Universi
 ty of Oxford)
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DESCRIPTION:In our quest to find other Earths\, we’ve uncovered an extra
 ordinarily diverse set of outcomes of the star-planet formation process\, 
 far beyond our imagination\, and yet we have still barely scratched the su
 rface of what we can learn about this eclectic zoo of other worlds. While 
 exoplanet hunters continue the search for the nearest Earth twins\, our la
 st decade of study has pushed to understand the atmospheres of these new p
 lanets\, and how their climate physics and chemistry respond to the enviro
 nment created by their parents stars. In this talk\, I will demonstrate ho
 w new instrumentation\, high in resolution\, precision\, and contrast is p
 ushing our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres to increasing detail. I
 ’ll discuss studies of gas giants as well as the crucial preparation we 
 are doing to find biosignatures on nearby rocky worlds with the Extremely 
 Large Telescopes. Finally\, I will demonstrate our recent work on techniqu
 es to map out storms in giant exoplanet atmospheres\, and end by discussin
 g the next phase of exoplanet observations that aim to reveal the surface 
 interactions of rocky exoplanets.
LOCATION:Hoyle Lecture Theatre\, Institute of Astronomy
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