NASA’s Webb Confirms Its First Exoplanet
Jan 11, 2023 · Researchers confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for the first time. Formally classified as LHS 475 b, the planet is almost exactly the same size as our own, clocking in at 99% of Earth’s diameter.
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite - Wikipedia
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a space telescope for NASA's Explorer program, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method in an area 400 times larger than that covered by the Kepler mission. [6]
Exoplanets - NASA Science
“Eyes on Exoplanets” will fly you to any planet you wish—as long as it's far beyond our solar system. This fully rendered 3D universe is scientifically accurate, allowing you to zoom in for a close look at more than 1,000 exotic planets known to orbit distant stars.
NASA’s Webb Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere as Never Seen …
Nov 22, 2022 · The atmospheric composition of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-39 b has been revealed by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. This graphic shows four transmission spectra from three of Webb’s instruments operated in four instrument modes.
Missions - NASA Science
At the heart of its mission: the star-dense interior of the Milky Way galaxy, where the telescope could find thousands of exoplanets through gravitational microlensing.
Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b
Sep 11, 2023 · A new investigation with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, has revealed the presence of carbon-bearing molecules including methane and carbon dioxide.
Exoplanets - NASA Science
Oct 25, 2023 · In little more than a generation, we’ve gone from knowing only of our own solar system to finding thousands of more distant worlds, known as exoplanets. As new exoplanet discoveries continue to pour in, scientists are building an ever-more-complete catalog of the worlds that grace our galaxy.
Exoplanets: What NASA Will See with the Webb Telescope
Aug 9, 2022 · NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery. The James Webb Space Telescope will examine the …
JWST reveals first evidence of an exoplanet’s surprising ... - Nature
Nov 22, 2022 · The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has produced the most detailed information ever on an exoplanet, making it the world we know most about after the eight major planets of our Solar System.
Exoplanets | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Oct 28, 2024 · The infrared Spitzer Space Telescope, designed mainly to study galaxies and stars, demonstrated surprise prowess as an exoplanet hunter. Its discoveries included helping to confirm that a star named TRAPPIST-1 has seven Earth-size planets circling it, including three in the star’s “habitable zone.”