Thanks to NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have discovered evidence that the planet WASP-39 b has carbon dioxide in its atmosphere. The planet, originally discovered in 2011, is 700 light-years away.
WASP-39 b was discovered from ground-based detections of the host star's periodic dimming as the planet moves in front of the star. It is a high-temperature gas giant planet at about 900 degrees Celsius.
Webb Telescope Finds Carbon Dioxide on a Distant Exoplanet - Scientific American
The plot, or spectrum, reveals detailed information about the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-39b, called a ‘hot Jupiter’ by scientists because it is slightly wider in diameter than Jupiter but orbits its star much more closely than Mercury orbits the Sun, making it unbearably hot.
James Webb captures evidence of carbon dioxide in distant planet's atmosphere
The James Webb Space Telescope for the first time has found clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet that's not in our solar system, according to NASA .
The planet researchers detected with the Webb Telescope is WASP-39 b, a gas giant orbiting a star 700 light-years away. Back in 2018, through the Hubble and Spitzer telescopes, NASA detected a large amount of water vapor on the planet along with traces of sodium and potassium.
James Webb Space Telescope Detects CO2 on a Distant Planet | PCMag
NASA has detected carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a distant planet called WASP-39b using the powerful imaging capabilities afforded by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
The space agency describes (Opens in a new window) the finding as "the first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system"—WASP-39b is approximately 700 light-years away—that "provides important insights into the composition and formation ...
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Astronomers recently announced that the exoplanet TOI-1452 b is close in size to Earth and lies in a region of its solar system where liquid water could exist.
Webb Telescope Just Detected Carbon Dioxide on a Distant World for the First Time - ExtremeTech
The James Webb Space Telescope is wasting no time exploring the universe, and it’s not just looking at galaxies and stars — exoplanets are also on the menu.
WASP-39 b is situated about 700 light years away from Earth, and it orbits very close to its host star. It’s one of a class of exoplanets called “hot Jupiters.
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