{"id":10665,"date":"2024-04-04T19:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10665"},"modified":"2024-04-04T19:31:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T19:31:00","slug":"james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-light-on-an-earth-like-planet-for-the-first-time-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10665","title":{"rendered":"James Webb Space Telescope discovers light on an Earth-like planet for the first time ever"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The discovery marks the latest made by the James Webb Space Telescope since it launched in 2021<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yet another groundbreaking discovery about the cosmos has been made thanks to NASA\u2019s James Webb Telescope.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to new discoveries out in in space, we have\u00a0James Webb Space Telescope<\/a>\u00a0(JWST) to thank a lot of the time after it was launched in 2021.<\/p>\n

In just over a year since JWST was propelled into space, it has seen a lot \u2013 like\u00a0a star being born 1,300 light years away from Earth<\/a>\u00a0or a\u00a0star on the cusp of death.<\/a><\/p>\n

Furthermore, the extremely advanced telescope has captured several high resolution images of galaxies, black holes and much more.<\/p>\n

The impressive work of the JWST doesn\u2019t stop there, as it has also made a significant contribution to the field of\u00a0physics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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ESA\/Webb, NASA and CSA, A. Martel<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

And now in one of its latest discoveries, Webb has followed up on the work of NASA\u2019s infrared Spitzer\u00a0Space<\/a>\u00a0Telescope.<\/p>\n

Some eight years ago, Spitzer discovered seven planets orbiting the same star, which later became known as TRAPPIST-1 in the science community.<\/p>\n

The star, which is about 40.7 light-years away from Earth, was discovered some 24 years ago.<\/p>\n

And with how impressive the advanced telescope is, researchers have been able to investigate one of the planets that was found.<\/p>\n

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NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted (STScI)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

TRAPPIST-1 b is Earth-like in its composition, while it\u2019s also believed to be a similar size to our planet.<\/p>\n

The latest findings have been well and truly groundbreaking, as it is the first time any light has been detected as being emitted from another planet outside of our solar system.<\/p>\n

In a press release, NASA said: \u201cThe result marks an important step in determining whether planets orbiting small active stars like TRAPPIST-1 can sustain atmospheres needed to support life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also bodes well for Webb\u2019s ability to characterise temperate, Earth-sized exoplanets using MIRI.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Arianespace, ESA, NASA, CSA, CNES<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Thomas Greene, an astrophysicist at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center and lead author on the study published in the journal Nature,\u00a0<\/em>added: \u201cThese observations really take advantage of Webb\u2019s mid-infrared capability.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo previous telescopes have had the sensitivity to measure such dim mid-infrared light.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the planet has no atmosphere, with scientists finding out one side is in permanent darkness and the other facing its star at all times.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are ten times as many of these stars in the Milky Way as there are stars like the Sun, and they are twice as likely to have rocky planets as stars like the Sun,\u201d Greene added.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut they are also very active \u00ad\u2013 they are very bright when they\u2019re young, and they give off flares and X-rays that can wipe out an atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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