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James Webb Telescope reveals exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before

New observations of WASP-39 b reveal a never-before-seen molecule in the atmosphere of a planet sulfur dioxide among other details. New observations of WASP-39 b reveal a never-before-seen molecule in the atmosphere of a planet sulfur dioxide among other details.The telescope's array of highly sensitive instruments was trained on the atmosphere of a "hot Saturn" -- a planet about as massive as Saturn orbiting a star some 700 light-years away -- known as WASP-39 b. While JWST and other space telescopes, including Hubble and Spitzer, previously have revealed isolated ingredients of this broiling planet's atmosphere, the new readings provide a full menu of atoms, molecules, and even signs of active chemistry and clouds. "The clarity of the signals from a number of different molecules in...
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“Super Earth” discovered by NASA’s TESS nearly 100 light years away from Earth

An Earth-like exoplanet has been discovered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite millions of light years away from Earth. Humans have been on the hunt for an Earth-like planet for decades. Space agencies like NASA, ISRO, CNSA and ESA use their extensive resources to search for potential planets which could support life one day should the need to ever leave Earth arise. Although there are more planets in the Universe than you could ever imagine, they all have one substance missing which makes our Blue Planet so unique – Water, which is the elixir of life behind every living being on planet Earth.To search for habitable planets which could potentially support life, NASA launched its Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satel...
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NASA finds Water World exoplanet; know how close it is to Earth

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has discovered a new “Water World” nearly 100 light years away from Earth. Here’s what we know. Water is the elixir of life behind every living being on planet Earth. Without water, there is no life. The search for life across the universe depends on just one substance, water. As of now, the only planet capable of supporting life is Earth. But where did this water originate? Did it naturally occur on Earth? Or did it come from other planets or asteroids and comets? NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has made an astonishing discovery that will help in understanding the origin of water.TESS is NASA's exoplanet tracking satellite which has discovered numerous exoplan...