We've studied the exoplanet WASP-18 b with @NASAHubble, @chandraxray and other telescopes, and now we've looked with @NASAWebb, which measured water at different elevations in the ultra-hot gas giant's atmosphere! http://go.nasa.gov/42aAivX
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Discovery Alert: Webb Maps and Finds Traces of Water in an Ultra-hot Gas Giant's Atmosphere
Scientists used the Webb Telescope identified water vapor in the atmosphere of WASP-18 b, and made a temperature map of the planet as it slipped behind, and reappeared from, its star.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System