How can we possibly guess what an exoplanet’s atmosphere is like?

Thetransit - method of exoplanet - detectionis pretty aboveboard , conceptually : First you encounter a distant whiz . If the light from it slur , it could be due to a planet in its orbital cavity that has passed between it and your scope . But how do scientist determine how big these remote planets are , what they ’re made of , or what their atmospheres are like ?

NASA to Expand its hunting for earthly concern - similar Planets

This ready to hand footling video from NASA Goddardexplains :

By observing periodical magnetic variation in the parent whiz ’s brightness and color , astronomers can indirectly determine an exoplanet ’s distance from its star , its sizing , and its muckle . But to truly understand an exoplanet astronomer must consider its aura , and they do so by splitting apart the parent star ’s igniter during a erratic transit .

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