Toward a unified framework for helium observations and interpretation of atmospheric escape.

This episode discusses a paper by Carteret and Bourrier on observing exoplanet atmospheric escape via metastable helium. The hosts explain that comparing low-resolution JWST data to models introduces bias if stellar lines are ignored, and that NIRPS, NIRISS, and NIRSpec have complementary strengths for detecting and characterizing helium outflows.

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