Tad Komacek
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Tad Komacek
@tadkomacek.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Physics of Exoplanet Atmospheres in the Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Planetary Physics sub-Department of the Department of Physics and Tutorial Fellow of Somerville College at the University of Oxford, UK.
Congratulations @timlichtenberg.bsky.social!! Very well deserved.
September 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Reposted by Tad Komacek
See also my explainer thread below!
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In our new paper we model the complete evolution of L 98-59 d from 'birth' up to the present day. We show that it cannot be a gas dwarf or a water world; it's a 'hybrid' planet with an H2-rich atmosphere containing H2S and SO2 (photochemistry!), and a deep magma ocean.

@timlichtenberg.bsky.social
New paper on the molten Super-Earth L98-59d by @nichollsh.bsky.social in our group. arxiv.org/abs/2507.02656
July 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Congratulations, Ryan! I'm looking forward to having you around as a UK faculty peer.
June 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM