Tag: carbon dioxide in atmosphere of planet outside solar system

NASA James Webb Space Telescope detects CO2 on an exoplanet! Will it have life on it?
Technology

NASA James Webb Space Telescope detects CO2 on an exoplanet! Will it have life on it?

[ad_1] NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere of a planet outside of our solar system. Here is all you need to know. Earth's atmosphere is made up of mainly three gases, namely nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide. But now, evidence has been found for the existence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system. The evidence has been captured by Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope. Informing about the same, NASA Webb Telescope tweeted, "Catch your breath — Webb has captured the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere of a planet outside of our solar system! WASP-39 B is a gas giant closely orbiting a Sun-li...