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Gas Giant Exoplanet (Illustration)

Illustration of a gray to orange banded planet and its Sun-like star

Webb will target hot, gaseous exoplanets orbiting close to their stars (as shown in this artist's impression) in order to measure their temperatures and atmospheric compositions.

  • Release Date
    July 11, 2018
  • Science Release
    NASA’s Webb Space Telescope to Inspect Atmospheres of Gas Giant Exoplanets
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  • Credit
    Image: ESA, NASA, STScI, Martin Kornmesser (HEIC, ESA/Hubble.org)

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Aug 28, 2025
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Laura Betz
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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laura.e.betz@nasa.gov

Image Credit

ESA, NASA, STScI, Martin Kornmesser (HEIC, ESA/Hubble.org)

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