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Webb’s mid-infrared image shows four coiled shells of dust around a pair of Wolf-Rayet stars known as Apep for the…
This image of the Wolf-Rayet binary Apep, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), shows compass arrows,…
Researchers can determine whether or not a tidally locked rocky planet has an atmosphere by comparing its measured temperature to…
This light curve shows a flare of bright ultraviolet light emitted by a red dwarf star. Stars that appear calm…
Artist’s concept of a bare rocky planet orbiting a red dwarf star.
Massive planets that receive less high-energy starlight are more likely to have atmospheres than small planets receiving more radiation. Webb…
A transit occurs when a planet moves between its star and the telescope, blocking some of the starlight. A secondary…
All other things being equal, the more high-energy light a planet receives from its star, the less likely it is…
If two planets are the same in every other way, the one with a stronger gravitational pull is more likely…
