JWST's Discoveries on TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanet Shed Light on Potential for Life.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has provided new observations of TRAPPIST-1b, the innermost exoplanet in the TRAPPIST-1 system, revealing that it is unlikely to be habitable to life as we know it. The Earth-sized exoplanet reaches a temperature of 230 degrees Celsius and is unlikely to have an atmosphere. TRAPPIST-1 is a promising target in the search for life outside the Solar System, but its differences from the Solar System raise questions about whether or not life could emerge there. The new observations will help scientists learn more about the other six exoplanets known to be orbiting the red dwarf star.
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- JWST Sees No Atmosphere on 'Earthlike' TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanet Scientific American
- James Webb’s search for potential life shines light on Earth-like exoplanet with no atmosphere Euronews
- James Webb sheds more light on exoplanets' ability to support life New Atlas
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