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ESA/Hubble/Webb weic2412: Webb hints at possible atmosphere surrounding rocky exoplanet. Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for the existence of a rocky planet atmosphere …
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8 May 2024

Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for the existence of a rocky planet atmosphere outside our Solar System.

The release, images and videos are available on:
https://esawebb.org/news/weic2412/

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ESA/Hubble/Webb Information Centre
8 May 2024

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