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How Do We Learn About a Planet’s Atmosphere?

This animation describes how Webb will use transmission spectroscopy to study the atmospheres of distant exoplanets.

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July 11, 2018
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NASA’s Webb Space Telescope to Inspect Atmospheres of Gas Giant Exoplanets
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Aug 28, 2025

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Laura Betz
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
laura.e.betz@nasa.gov

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NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak

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