"NASA's Webb Telescope Detects Possible Atmosphere on 55 Cancri e, a Super-Earth Exoplanet 41 Light-Years Away: Best Evidence to Date of a Rocky Planet's Atmosphere Outside Our Solar System"

NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet - NASA Science

This artist's concept shows what the exoplanet 55 Cancri e could look like based on observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)Researchers using NASA’s 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 any rocky planet atmosphere outside our solar system. Renyu Hu from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...