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Scientists used JWST instruments 'wrong' on purpose to capture direct images of exoplanets
Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope comes in. Its advanced technology, including its large mirror and suite of ...
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James Webb Space Telescope could find signs of life on alien 'hycean' ocean worlds
Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could ...
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Atmospheric properties
The atmospheres of exoplanets are our observable window on the physical and chemical properties of these objects. In the last ten years, the study of exoplanetary atmospheres has become one of the ...
Webb Telescope Captures First Direct Evidence of Carbon Dioxide on an Exoplanet
In 2022, the Webb telescope detected unequivocal evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet called WASP-39b. But that detection was made indirectly, so the latest ...
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Astronomer finds gas giant exoplanets formed earlier than previously thought
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Gas giant exoplanets, similar in mass to Jupiter, form much earlier than previously believed, likely within 1 to 2 million years. This challenges existing ...
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Astronomers Confirm 4 Rocky Exoplanets in Earth’s Backyard, Just 6 Light-Years Away
An illustration of one of Barnard’s Star's four exoplanets. © Illustration by International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor/J. Pollard Astronomers ...
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Astronomer finds gas giant exoplanets formed earlier than previously thought
A fresh look at past data reveals that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter formed much sooner than previously thought, according to new research. A fresh look at past data reveals that ...