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"Webb Telescope Unveils Extreme Temperature Differences on Distant Exoplanet"

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Source: Gizmodo
"Webb Telescope Unveils Extreme Temperature Differences on Distant Exoplanet"
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The exoplanet WASP-39b, located 700 light-years away, has a bizarre weather pattern where its permanently dark side is 300 degrees hotter than its permanently light side. This phenomenon is due to powerful winds transferring heat from the star-facing side to the dark side. The Webb Space Telescope's near-infrared spectrograph helped scientists uncover these findings, revealing complex atmospheric dynamics and prompting further study of other tidally locked exoplanets.

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