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A whole new world!

41 light-years away is the small, rocky planet LHS 475 b. At 99% of Earth’s diameter, it’s almost exactly the same size as our home world. This marks the first time researchers have used Webb to confirm an exoplanet. https://go.nasa.gov/3VY5WK1 #AAS241
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NASA’s Webb Confirms Its First Exoplanet

Researchers confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for the first time.
Jamie Adkins (NASA)
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tommyr
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Why is there a general downward slope to the starlight intensity line?

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