Sara Seager

Seager at a 2016 conference Sara Seager (born 21 July 1971) is a Canadian-American astronomer and planetary scientist. She is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is known for her work on extrasolar planets and their atmospheres. She is the author of two textbooks on these topics, and has been recognized for her research by ''Popular Science'', ''Discover Magazine'', ''Nature'', and ''TIME Magazine''. Seager was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2013 citing her theoretical work on detecting chemical signatures on exoplanet atmospheres and developing low-cost space observatories to observe planetary transits. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Why Observations at Mid-infrared Wavelengths Partially Mitigate M Dwarf Star Host Stellar Activity Contamination in Exoplanet Transmission Spectroscopy

    Why Observations at Mid-infrared Wavelengths Partially Mitigate M Dwarf Star Host Stellar Activity Contamination in Exoplanet Transmission Spectroscopy by Sara Seager, Alexander I. Shapiro

    Published 2024-01-01
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    Most High-density Exoplanets Are Unlikely to Be Remnant Giant Planet's Cores

    Most High-density Exoplanets Are Unlikely to Be Remnant Giant Planet's Cores by Zifan Lin, Saverio Cambioni, Sara Seager

    Published 2025-01-01
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    Source of phosphine on Venus—An unsolved problem

    Source of phosphine on Venus—An unsolved problem by William Bains, William Bains, Sara Seager, Sara Seager, Sara Seager, David L. Clements, Jane S. Greaves, Paul B. Rimmer, Janusz J. Petkowski, Janusz J. Petkowski, Janusz J. Petkowski

    Published 2024-04-01
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    A Data Resource for Sulfuric Acid Reactivity of Organic Chemicals

    A Data Resource for Sulfuric Acid Reactivity of Organic Chemicals by William Bains, Janusz Jurand Petkowski, Sara Seager

    Published 2021-02-01
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    Interior and Gravity Field Models for Uranus Suggest a Mixed-composition Interior: Implications for the Uranus Orbiter and Probe

    Interior and Gravity Field Models for Uranus Suggest a Mixed-composition Interior: Implications for the Uranus Orbiter and Probe by Zifan Lin, Sara Seager, Benjamin P. Weiss

    Published 2025-01-01
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    Reasons why life on Earth rarely makes fluorine-containing compounds and their implications for the search for life beyond Earth

    Reasons why life on Earth rarely makes fluorine-containing compounds and their implications for the search for life beyond Earth by Janusz J. Petkowski, Sara Seager, William Bains

    Published 2024-07-01
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    A Data Resource for Prediction of Gas-Phase Thermodynamic Properties of Small Molecules

    A Data Resource for Prediction of Gas-Phase Thermodynamic Properties of Small Molecules by William Bains, Janusz Jurand Petkowski, Zhuchang Zhan, Sara Seager

    Published 2022-03-01
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    Can Isotopologues Be Used as Biosignature Gases in Exoplanet Atmospheres?

    Can Isotopologues Be Used as Biosignature Gases in Exoplanet Atmospheres? by Ana Glidden, Sara Seager, Janusz J. Petkowski, Shuhei Ono

    Published 2023-12-01
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    Stratospheric Chemical Lifetime of Aviation Fuel Incomplete Combustion Products

    Stratospheric Chemical Lifetime of Aviation Fuel Incomplete Combustion Products by William Bains, Eleanor Viita, Janusz J. Petkowski, Sara Seager

    Published 2022-08-01
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    Evaluating Alternatives to Water as Solvents for Life: The Example of Sulfuric Acid

    Evaluating Alternatives to Water as Solvents for Life: The Example of Sulfuric Acid by William Bains, Janusz Jurand Petkowski, Zhuchang Zhan, Sara Seager

    Published 2021-04-01
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    A qualitative assessment of limits of active flight in low density atmospheres

    A qualitative assessment of limits of active flight in low density atmospheres by Mihkel Pajusalu, Sara Seager, Jingcheng Huang, Janusz J. Petkowski

    Published 2024-06-01
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    General instability of dipeptides in concentrated sulfuric acid as relevant for the Venus cloud habitability

    General instability of dipeptides in concentrated sulfuric acid as relevant for the Venus cloud habitability by Janusz J. Petkowski, Maxwell D. Seager, William Bains, Sara Seager

    Published 2024-07-01
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    Mechanism for Peptide Bond Solvolysis in 98% w/w Concentrated Sulfuric Acid

    Mechanism for Peptide Bond Solvolysis in 98% w/w Concentrated Sulfuric Acid by Janusz J. Petkowski, Maxwell D. Seager, William Bains, John H. Grimes, Sara Seager

    Published 2025-01-01
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    Possibilities for an Aerial Biosphere in Temperate Sub Neptune-Sized Exoplanet Atmospheres

    Possibilities for an Aerial Biosphere in Temperate Sub Neptune-Sized Exoplanet Atmospheres by Sara Seager, Janusz J. Petkowski, Maximilian N. Günther, William Bains, Thomas Mikal-Evans, Drake Deming

    Published 2021-05-01
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    Comment on “Phosphine in the Venusian Atmosphere: A Strict Upper Limit From SOFIA GREAT Observations” by Cordiner et al.

    Comment on “Phosphine in the Venusian Atmosphere: A Strict Upper Limit From SOFIA GREAT Observations” by Cordiner et al. by Jane S. Greaves, Janusz J. Petkowski, Anita M. S. Richards, Clara Sousa‐Silva, Sara Seager, David L. Clements

    Published 2023-12-01
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    Constraints on the Production of Phosphine by Venusian Volcanoes

    Constraints on the Production of Phosphine by Venusian Volcanoes by William Bains, Oliver Shorttle, Sukrit Ranjan, Paul B. Rimmer, Janusz J. Petkowski, Jane S. Greaves, Sara Seager

    Published 2022-01-01
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    Venus cloud catcher as a proof of concept aerosol collection instrument

    Venus cloud catcher as a proof of concept aerosol collection instrument by Iaroslav Iakubivskyi, Sara Seager, Christopher E. Carr, Janusz J. Petkowski, Rachana Agrawal, M. Regina A. Moreno, Snigdha Nellutla

    Published 2024-12-01
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    First Calculations of Starspot Spectra Based on 3D Radiative Magnetohydrodynamics Simulations

    First Calculations of Starspot Spectra Based on 3D Radiative Magnetohydrodynamics Simulations by H. N. Smitha, Alexander I. Shapiro, Veronika Witzke, Nadiia M. Kostogryz, Yvonne C. Unruh, Tanayveer S. Bhatia, Robert Cameron, Sara Seager, Sami K. Solanki

    Published 2024-01-01
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    Aerial Platform Design Options for a Life-Finding Mission at Venus

    Aerial Platform Design Options for a Life-Finding Mission at Venus by Weston P. Buchanan, Maxim de Jong, Rachana Agrawal, Janusz J. Petkowski, Archit Arora, Sarag J. Saikia, Sara Seager, James Longuski, on behalf of the Venus Life Finder Mission Team

    Published 2022-07-01
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    Reliable Transmission Spectrum Extraction with a Three-parameter Limb-darkening Law

    Reliable Transmission Spectrum Extraction with a Three-parameter Limb-darkening Law by Rosa E. Keers, Alexander I. Shapiro, Nadiia M. Kostogryz, Ana Glidden, Prajwal Niraula, Benjamin V. Rackham, Sara Seager, Sami K. Solanki, Yvonne C. Unruh, Valeriy Vasilyev, Julien de Wit

    Published 2024-01-01
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