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In a star system, the best view of a planet has been achieved by JWST
Astronomers have detected the first visible sign of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a exoplanet named WASP-39b. The planet, which lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn, has been found to have an atmosphere similar to that of Earth, although it is likely to have a dense atmosphere, researchers said. This is expected…
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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…
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First evidence of an exoplanets surprising chemistry has been found by the JWST.
A team of scientists has observed the atmospheric composition of gas-rich exoplanet WASP-39b with the 10-billion-dollar Kepler Space Telescope. The carbon to oxygen ratio on the planet was low. This suggests that the planet had absorbed a high amount of water as ice, likely when it was in a different position, and that it formed…