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This graphic shows the transmission spectrum obtained by Webb of the warm super-Earth exoplanet Gliese 486b. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / J. Olmsted, STScI / S. Moran, University of Arizona / K. Stevenson, JHUAPL / R. MacDonald, University of Michigan / J. Lustig-Yaeger, JHUAPL.

Webb Captures Transmission Spectrum of Gliese 486b

May 2, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Using spectral data from Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), astronomers determined that the warm super-Earth Gliese 486b either has a water-rich...