Planetary Climate

尼古拉斯科万研究行星气候，在宇宙中最复杂的物理系统之一。 他的跨学科小组使用先进的望远镜观察围绕其他恒星运行的各种行星。值得注意的是，他们对系外行星气候的研究经常借鉴地球和太阳系世界的知识。他是使用哈勃和斯皮策太空望远镜研究热彗星的世界领导者，热彗星是一种气体巨星，在几天内围绕其宿主星星运行。 詹姆斯韦伯太空望远镜将使科万能够将这些研究扩展到更小和更冷的行星，包括围绕附近红矮星运行的温带陆地行星。

Prof. Nicolas Cowan studies planetary climate, among the most complex physical systems in the Universe. His interdisciplinary group uses cutting-edge telescopes to observe diverse planets orbiting other stars. Notably, their investigations of exoplanet climate often draw on knowledge of Earth and Solar System worlds. He is a world leader in using the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes to study hot Jupiters, gas giants orbiting their host star in a matter of days. The James Webb space telescope will allow Cowan to extend these studies to smaller and cooler planets, including temperate terrestrialpotentially habitableplanets orbiting nearby red dwarf stars.