JWST Has Bad News For Life on TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanet

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has gathered new data on trappist-1c a rocky exoplanet 40 light years away revealing that its atmosphere is either incredibly thin or non-existent making it unsuitable for life with a dayside temperature of about 225 degrees Fahrenheit the exoplanet is the coolest Rocky world ever characterized trappist-1c is one of seven planets orbiting an Ultra Cool Red Dwarf star which is common in the Milky Way Webb's mid-infrared instrument was instrumental in studying the exoplanets atmosphere or lack thereof researchers initially speculated that trappist-1c might have a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere but findings indicate a Barren or extremely thin atmosphere this breakthrough allows astronomers to further explore atmospheres on Rocky exoplanets and assess their potential for habitability

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Published: Wed Jun 28 2023