True to its name, a mini-Neptune is kind of like Neptune, but fun-sized. These exoplanets have thick, hazy atmospheres that can be difficult to peer through. Now Webb has lifted the curtain with the closest look yet at mini-Neptune GJ 1214 b (illustrated): https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-webb-takes-closest-look-yet-at-mysterious-planet
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NASA’s Webb Takes Closest Look Yet at Mysterious Planet
A science team gains new insight into the atmosphere of a “mini-Neptune,” a class of planet common in the galaxy but about which little is known.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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