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 Beekeeper1   ( @Beekeeper1@beehaw.org )  to Space · 3 years ago

James Webb Space Telescope confirms its first exoplanet

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James Webb Space Telescope confirms its first exoplanet

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 Beekeeper1   ( @Beekeeper1@beehaw.org )  to Space · 3 years ago
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Researchers have confirmed the presence of an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using the NASA/ESA/CSA 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.
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