How to understand exoplanets — space scientists call on lab-based chemists to help

Understanding Exoplanets: A Call to Action

Space scientists are urging lab-based chemists to collaborate in understanding exoplanets.

According to experts, stronger links between researchers studying Earth's and other planets' atmospheres, as well as between experimental, modeling, and observational communities, are necessary to interpret astronomical data.

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Authors include Winiberg, an experimental photochemist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Laura Kreidberg, an exoplanet astronomer, and Moses, a planetary and exoplanet atmospheric chemist.

Author summary: Collaboration is key to understanding exoplanets.

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Nature Nature — 2025-10-28

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