University of Michigan: Researchers Measure the Light Emitted by a Sub-Neptune Planet's Atmosphere for the First Time
May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
For more than a decade, astronomers have been trying to get a closer look at GJ 1214b, an exoplanet 40 light-years away from Earth.
Their biggest obstacle is a thick layer of haze that blankets the planet, shielding it from the probing eyes of space telescopes and stymying efforts to study its atmosphere. But now, NASA's new JWST has solved that issue. The telescope's i . . .
For more than a decade, astronomers have been trying to get a closer look at GJ 1214b, an exoplanet 40 light-years away from Earth.
Their biggest obstacle is a thick layer of haze that blankets the planet, shielding it from the probing eyes of space telescopes and stymying efforts to study its atmosphere. But now, NASA's new JWST has solved that issue. The telescope's i . . .