James Webb Space Telescope discovers atmosphere-less exoplanet and captures stunning images.
TL;DR
The James Webb Space Telescope has found that the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1b, which orbits a star known as TRAPPIST-1, most likely has no atmosphere, dashing hopes that it might host life. However, there are six more Earth-like exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 star system, and now that Webb has proven its ability to study them, more exciting news may be forthcoming. Astronomers used the telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument to measure the planet's temperature, revealing that it was too high for the planet to have an atmosphere.
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- James Webb Space Telescope finds no atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet Space.com
- No atmosphere found at faraway Earth-sized world, study says Yahoo News
- Faraway Earth-sized planet appears to have no atmosphere; NASA images shows what surface might look like OregonLive
- 'Prelude to a supernova' in amazing James Webb Space Telescope image VideoFromSpace
- NASA's Webb Measures the Temperature of a Rocky Exoplanet NASA
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