Matthew Kenworthy

Li+ on “A Search for Wide-orbit Planets Around M-dwarfs using Deep MIRI 15 micron Images” shows how the background sensitivity of JWST enables searches down to a few Jupiter masses for targets that are typically several gigayears old. #exoplanets #astrodon

Images of M stars and their surrounding environment. In one of the four panels, a candidate source is seen to the left of the main star. Contrast curves for the M dwarf stars looked at, showing contrasts from 1e-3 down the majority of them at 1e-4.