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Check out this massive effort from @AstroEvert on the chemical composition of the HR 8799 planets. They're more metal-rich than planet formation models would predict - a puzzle!

Fantastic work from Doriann Blain and Paul Mollière on the new and improved pRT3 for exoplanet atmosphere modeling - this code is a joy to use!

Astronomers, including #MPIA's Laura Kreidberg, investigated the Hot Jupiter #exoplanet #WASP-43b's climate in detail. Besides creating a global #temperature map, the team found thick clouds and strong #winds of up to nearly 9000 kph stirring up the atmosphere mpia.de/news/science/2…

Looking for a 5-day forecast? One side of planet WASP-43 b is always illuminated by its star, the other in permanent darkness. Webb tells us this gas giant is clear on its dayside and cloudy on its nightside, with equatorial winds of 5,000 miles per hour: go.nasa.gov/4dnI6RR

Absolutely thrilled to share that Myriam Benisty will join Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie as our newest director this fall! Myriam is an expert at catching young planets in the act of forming, and brings an amazing vision for the future of the field. Welcome, Myriam!! tinyurl.com/benistympia

Really nice overview of science, instrumentation and outreach Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie! plus my office cactus Larry makes a cameo 🌵 youtube.com/watch?v=pBawbz…

Congratulations to Dave and Sara Sara Seager on this huge honor! Not only is this great recognition of their foundational work, but also a testament to how big the field of exoplanets has grown🪐

#JWST will use Director’s Discretionary Time to conduct a concerted search for atmospheres in more than a dozen nearby M-dwarf systems. Read more: bit.ly/4ftrJEr

Very excited for this!!!!

Beautiful discovery from @lis_matthews !!

Congratulations to @AstroEvert!! we were so lucky to have you in the first cohort of APEx grad students. Great work in the last four years and we will miss you at MPIA!

Applications are open for Max Planck Research Group Leaders! this is an amazing opportunity to build an independent research group that comes with 2.7 MEuro support over 6 years. If you're interested in being hosted Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, please contact me! mpg.de/career/max-pla…

Free tickets are still available for our Presidential Lecture on 10/16 with Laura Kreidberg (Laura Kreidberg): "Copernicus Revisited: Is Earth Special?" Kreidberg will share the latest observations of rocky exoplanet atmospheres from NASA Webb Telescope and discuss the implications of their