James Webb Space Telescope to Unravel Enigma of 'Hell Planet' Signals

Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the strange signals coming from the super-Earth exoplanet, 55 Cancri e. A new study suggests that the planet's volcanoes periodically spew hot gas, forming an atmosphere that quickly burns off due to extreme heat. The James Webb Space Telescope will be used to test this theory by measuring the planet's atmosphere. The proximity of 55 Cancri e to its parent star causes an imbalance in its unstable atmosphere, which explains the variations in its transit signals.