Tag: TRAPPIST – 1

  • The first glimpse of the 7-planet system was provided by the JWST

    The first glimpse of the 7-planet system was provided by the JWST

    Astronomers have found the most detailed information ever about an exoplanet, WASP-39b, which is orbiting a star called TRAPPIST-1b. The James Webb Space Telescope has detected carbon dioxide in the planet’s atmosphere for the first time. The atmosphere of WASP-39b also had sulphur dioxide in it. It is thought to have a thicker atmosphere than…