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By Sivakumar
The best-explored planet outside of our solar system is now a planet like Saturn that boils and is 700 light-years from the sun.
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revealed its chemistry and allowed astronomers to test alien life detection methods.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) found carbon dioxide in WASP-39b's atmosphere in late August.
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Less than three months later, avalanche of studies revealed WASP-39b's atmosphere and formation history.
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Director of the German Max Planck Institute for Astronomy Laura Kreidberg predicts more amazing science with JWST.
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"We tested the telescope's performance, and it was nearly flawless — better than we hoped."
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WASP-39b has thick sulfur and silicate clouds, according to observations.
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