With Webb Space Telescope, UArizona astronomers help detect carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere

Artist's illustration of what exoplanet WASP-39 b might look like
Thursday, August 25, 2022

After years of preparation and anticipation, exoplanet researchers are ecstatic about the first official scientific observation of an exoplanet by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The results are indicative of Webb's ability to spot key molecules like carbon dioxide in a wide variety of exoplanets.

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