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Title The colours of light wave vibrations can reveal oceans on exoplanets Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet TU Delft Planetary Exploration Media type Web Duration/Length/Size Circa 447 words Country/Territory Netherlands Date 27/07/19 Description During his Master thesis research, Victor Trees discovered a new method to detect oceans on exoplanets: spectropolarimetry, or measuring the vibrational directions of planet-light in different colours. Together with his supervisor, associate professor Planetary Sciences, Daphne Stam, Victor wrote an article about it, titled ‘Blue, white, and red ocean planets. Simulations of orbital variations in flux and polarization colors’. The article has just been published in the scientific journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 626. Nature Astronomy wrote a Research Highlight about the research. URL https://www.delftplanetary.nl/the-colours-of-light-wave-vibrations-can-reveal-oceans-on-exoplanets/ Persons V.J.H. Trees, D.M. Stam Title Ocean detection by polarization colors Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Nature Astronomy Media type Web Country/Territory Netherlands Date 31/05/19 Description The detection of an ocean on the surface of an extrasolar planet is an eagerly awaited result. However, current observational techniques are not suited to investigate exoplanetary surfaces. Victor Trees and Daphne Stam make the case for polarization measurements of the reflected stellar light by the planet as a promising way to detect exo-oceans. Producer/Author Luca Maltagliati URL https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-019-0817-9 Persons V.J.H. Trees, D.M. Stam