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Exoplanet Radio - The First Exoplanet Of JWST
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From July 17, 2023.
The James Webb Space Telescope Has confirmed its first exoplanet, LHS 475 b, in the southern constellation Octans, using the transit technique. The TESS satellite detected the possible presence of it and JWST's NIRSpec instrument has confirmed the observation. The planet is 99% the diameter of Earth & 91.4% of Earth's mass. So your first hope is that it's a second Earth. The orbital period is only 2 days, though, so it's assuredly tidally locked & very hot. It's unlikely to have an atmosphere either, so you can forget about finding life there.
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