NASA's Webb Lifts Veil on Common But Mysterious Type of Exoplanet
May 06, 2025
May 06, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- NASA issued the following news release:
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NASA's Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet
Though they don't orbit around our Sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system, that have been observed in our galaxy. These small, gassy planets are shrouded in mystery...and often, a lot of haze. Now, by observing exoplanet TOI-421 b, NASA's James Webb Space Tel . . .
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NASA's Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet
Though they don't orbit around our Sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system, that have been observed in our galaxy. These small, gassy planets are shrouded in mystery...and often, a lot of haze. Now, by observing exoplanet TOI-421 b, NASA's James Webb Space Tel . . .