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Webb Space Telescope Reveals a Scorching “Super-Earth” that Looks Like Mercury
Researchers used Webb’s infrared data to find a dark basaltic surface and ruled out an Earth-like crust on the rocky exoplanet.
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Webb space telescope reveals a scorching “super-Earth” that looks like Mercury
A scorching, airless world just 48 light-years away is offering scientists a rare glimpse into the geology of distant planets. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers studied LHS 3844 b—a tidally locked “super-Earth” with a permanent dayside hot enough to melt metal—and discovered it’s a dark, barren rock with no atmosphere.
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Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have obtained one of the first direct stresses on the surface of a rocky exoplanet. By studying LHS 3844b, a burning world without atmosphere located 48 light years away from the Earth, they highlight a dark surface...
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