James Webb Space Telescope Detected Temperature On Trappist 1 B Exoplanet

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The James Webb Space Telescope has set it sights on Trappist 1 system's innermost planet, Trappist 1 b. It has discovered that “the planet’s dayside has a temperature of about 500 kelvins (roughly 230°C), and suggests that
it has no significant atmosphere,” according to the ESA/Webb team.

Credit: Space.com | animation courtesy: ESO/L. Calçada / Space Engine/NASA/GSFC | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta
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