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NASA’s Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet’s atmosphere

NASA’s Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet’s atmosphere

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first-ever clear evidence of the presence of carbon dioxide in a distant planet’s atmosphere. The planet named WASP-39b is orbiting a Sun-like star and is around 700 light years away from us and was originally discovered back in 2011. The latest discovery gives insights into the planet’s […]

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NASA research suggests ‘planetary photobombers’ could prevent discovery of habitable exoplanets

NASA research suggests ‘planetary photobombers’ could prevent discovery of habitable exoplanets

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Imagine you visit a tourist attraction and you get someone to click a picture of you, only for some random person to come into the frame to “photobomb” you. They essentially ruin the image by taking away attention from the main subject; you. Interestingly, astronomers looking for habitable planets also get “photobombed” and NASA scientists […]

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