James Webb Space Telescope Spots Water Vapor on Distant Exoplanet
It's unclear, though, whether it came from the rocky world or its host star.
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It's unclear, though, whether it came from the rocky world or its host star.
While the discovery of water vapor on a hot, rocky exoplanet is groundbreaking, astronomers are treading cautiously. Read on to find out why?, Technology & Science News, Times Now
Baltimore MD (SPX) May 02, 2023 - The most common stars in the universe are red dwarf stars, which means that rocky exoplanets are most likely to be found orbiting such a star. Red dwarf stars are cool, so a planet has to hug it in
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted water vapor around an exoplanet that could indicate the presence of an atmosphere.
While water vapor has been observed on gaseous exoplanets before, no atmosphere has been definitively detected. Except on GJ 486 b