Collin Cherubim, Ph.D. 26, and Professor Robin Wordsworth detected an atmosphere on a habitable zone rocky world

July 16, 2026

Collin Cherubim, Ph.D. 2026, and Professor Robin Wordsworth published a paper in Science that reports an observed atmosphere on a rocky exoplanet within a habitable zone. This is the first study that demonstrates the presence of an atmosphere on such a planet.