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Carbon Dioxide, JWST and Solar System

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JWST Finds Its First Carbon Dioxide In Planets Outside The Solar System

The JWST has spotted the presence of carbon dioxide on HR 8799’s four known planets, part of a system astronomers use to explore the formation of our own system. The results are consistent with models of how the Solar System’s giant planets formed.

Phys.org on MSN · 2d

JWST captures its first direct images of carbon dioxide outside solar system

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away that has long been a key target for planet formation studies.

NASA's Webb Captures First Direct Images Of Carbon Dioxide Outside Solar System

This finding provides compelling evidence that the giant planets in HR 8799 formed through core accretion, a process similar to the formation of Jupiter and Saturn.

Space.com on MSN2d

James Webb Space Telescope sees four giant alien planets circling nearby star (images)

"We have been waiting for 10 years to confirm that our finely tuned operations of the telescope would also allow us to access ...

The Brighterside of News on MSN1d

James Webb telescope captures first images of CO2 outside solar system

For years, astronomers have sought a way to directly observe the atmospheres of exoplanets, worlds orbiting distant stars.

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Cosmic Breakthrough as Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide on Young Alien Planets

Giant Exoplanets in HR 8799 System Likely Formed Like Jupiter and Saturn The first exoplanet was discovered in the 1990s, but ...

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