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Pandora: Nasa’s Small Telescope that Helps James Webb Avoid “False Positives” by Looking for Atmospheres in Exoplanets

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The James Webb Space Telescope has become the reference for studying exoplanets with a level of detail that a decade ago would have sounded like science fiction. Its golden mirror and its enormous sensitivity allow us to analyze how the light of a star changes when a planet passes by. That little “bite” of light, filtered by the atmosphere of the planet, can decompose as if it were a rainbow and reveal clues about molecules such as water vapor, …
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The James Webb Space Telescope has become the reference for studying exoplanets with a level of detail that a decade ago would have sounded like science fiction. Its golden mirror and its enormous sensitivity allow us to analyze how the light of a star changes when a planet passes by. That little “bite” of light, filtered by the atmosphere of the planet, can decompose as if it were a rainbow and reveal clues about molecules such as water vapor, …

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WWWhat's new broke the news in on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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