Investigate space weather effects on Titan-like exoplanet atmospheres

Investigate how stellar particle space weather—including stellar winds, coronal mass ejections, and stellar energetic particles—affects the chemistry, haze formation, and atmospheric evolution of Titan-like exoplanet atmospheres composed primarily of N2 and CH4.

Background

The report highlights Titan-like exoplanet atmospheres (N2–CH4) as potentially important laboratories for particle-driven prebiotic chemistry and haze formation, analogous to Saturn's moon Titan.

Despite relevance to habitability and atmospheric observables, the specific impacts of stellar space weather on such exo-atmospheres have not yet been characterized, motivating targeted modeling and observational efforts.