James Webb Space Telescope discovers atmosphere-less exoplanet and captures stunning images.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers atmosphere-less exoplanet and captures stunning images.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has found that the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1b, which orbits a star known as TRAPPIST-1, most likely has no atmosphere, dashing hopes that it might host life. However, there are six more Earth-like exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 star system, and now that Webb has proven its ability to study them, more exciting news may be forthcoming. Astronomers used the telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument to measure the planet's temperature, revealing that it was too high for the planet to have an atmosphere.

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