Exoplanet map initiative earns NASA support for University of Iowa physicist

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2025

University of Iowa physicist David Nataf will lead a NASA-funded research project focused on producing detailed three-dimensional maps for the study of exoplanets and their host stars.

Nataf and his team will address the challenge posed by interstellar extinction, the dimming and reddening of starlight by dust, which obscures observations of exoplanets. Their work will rely heavily on data