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NASA's Pandora smallsat mission launched to study stars and exoplanets together, helping scientists separate stellar contamination from planetary atmosphere signals.
The mission is designed to complement Webb by repeatedly observing host stars and planets over time.
For exoplanet science, repeated monitoring can make atmospheric interpretation more reliable by accounting for starspots and stellar variability.
Why It Matters
Understanding exoplanet atmospheres depends on knowing the host star, not only the planet.
What to Watch
Watch commissioning, target selection and how Pandora data are combined with Webb observations.
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