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This conference talk by Nick Tusay from Ohio State University explores K2-22b, a disintegrating exoplanet, focusing on measuring exposed hot rock entrails using JWST observations. Recorded during the "Planets on the Edge" conference at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at UC Santa Barbara in May 2025, the 18-minute presentation contributes to broader discussions about Earth-sized planets in inner protoplanetary disks. Learn about this unique celestial body that has no counterpart in our Solar System, as part of a conference addressing key questions about close-in rocky planets: their nature and atmospheres, formation processes, governing parameters across star systems, and why similar planets don't exist around our Sun. The talk connects to the conference's larger goals of synthesizing knowledge about planets and inner disks, advancing formation and evolution models, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration, and charting future directions for observations and computational modeling.
