James Webb telescope discovers ancient 'water world' in nearby star system
The James Webb Space Telescope took its first close look at a "mini-Neptune" — the most common type of planet beyond our solar system — and found signs of water.
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The James Webb Space Telescope took its first close look at a "mini-Neptune" — the most common type of planet beyond our solar system — and found signs of water.
This was the first mini-Neptune found with an atmosphere. The JWST took a closer look, and gave astronomers some tantalizing clues.
Just because there's no mini-Neptune in our Solar System doesn't mean they're not common.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed a distant planet outside our solar system. And, says NASA, it is unlike anything in it. The newly discovered planet reveals what is likely a “highly reflective world” with a steamy atmosphere. It’s the closest look yet at the mysterious world, a “mini-Neptune” that was largely impenetrable to […]
Pasadena, CA - NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed a distant planet outside our solar system – and unlike anything in it – to reveal what is