US EditionJWST Detects Nitrogen-Rich Atmosphere on Habitable Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e
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JWST Detects Nitrogen-Rich Atmosphere on Habitable Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e
In the ever-expanding quest to find worlds beyond our solar system that could harbor life, astronomers have zeroed in on a tantalizing candidate just 40 light-years from Earth. Recent observations using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest that TRAPPIST-1e, one of seven rocky planets orbiting a dim red dwarf star in the TRAPPIST-1 system, may possess a nitrogen-rich atmosphere akin to our own. This finding, detailed in a study publis…
Impactant. A group of researchers from St Andrews University published an unexpected study where it emphasizes the discovery of a possible atmosphere on a planet similar to Earth, located about 40 light years away, called TRAPPIST-1e. It is believed that it could inhabit from icy surfaces to oceans. The study "JWST-TST Dreams: Secondary Atmosphere Restrictions for the Planet TRAPPIST-1 of the Inhabitable Zone", published in the Astrophysical Jou…
Potentially Habitable Planet May Have Atmosphere #SpaceSaturday
The James Webb Space Telescope, pushed to its limits, may be able to provide evidence of habitable planets. A planet in the TRAPPIST system may be a good candidate. Here’s more from Astronomy Now: Using the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument, the team observed TRAPPIST-1e as it passed in front of its parent star four times between mid- to late- 2023. If TRAPPIST-1e has an atmosphere, the gases would absorb certain…
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