University of Montreal

$49,830.00 CAD

≈ 8 months of average Canadian pay

Department: Canadian Space Agency
Program: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Recipient country: Canada
Fiscal year: 2023-2024
Agreement period: February 9, 2024 – June 30, 2026
Reference: csa-asc:003-2023-2024-Q4-00042

Published purpose

Following the JWST ERS and Cycle 2 GO Announcement of Opportunity published on July 6, 2023, the CSA is providing funding via a Grant Agreement to the university to conduct their research using the JWST data. This project seeks to uncover the composition of the lowest density ultra-short period (USP) planet ever observed, TOI-561b. NIRSpec will be used to determine if this planet has at atmosphere at all, as well as determining the composition of that atmosphere. The findings will help elucidate the formation story of under-dense USP planets and connect small planet atmospheres to interior compositions.

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