Transmission Spectrum of WASP-39b (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Transmission Spectrum of WASP-39b

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A transmission spectrum of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-39 b captured by JWST’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on July 10, 2022, reveals the first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system.

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NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI), Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

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