The dark and featureless surface of rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b from JWST mid-infrared spectroscopy

Nature Astronomy 2026 Open access

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Authors: Sebastian Zieba, Laura Kreidberg, Brandon P. Coy, Aaron Bello-Arufe, Kimberly Paragas, Xintong Lyu, Renyu Hu, Aishwarya Iyer, Edwin S. Kite, Daniel D. B. Koll, Kay Wohlfarth, Emerson Whittaker
+4 more Heather Knutson, Robin Wordsworth, Caroline Morley, Laura Schaefer
DOI: 10.1038/s41550-026-02860-3
Cited by: 1
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Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Stellar planetary and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

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Journal / source
Nature Astronomy
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
10
Issue
8
Pages
1129–1144
Publication date
4 May 2026
Language
EN