Webb Telescope captures exoplanet dramatically shedding its atmosphere in real time
December 01, 2025
December 01, 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 1 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news:
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Webb Telescope captures exoplanet dramatically shedding its atmosphere in real time
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A group of scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed a giant cloud of helium gas evaporating from a distant giant planet.
While helium escape has been observed before, this is the first time the telescope has witnessed a planet's atmos . . .
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Webb Telescope captures exoplanet dramatically shedding its atmosphere in real time
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A group of scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed a giant cloud of helium gas evaporating from a distant giant planet.
While helium escape has been observed before, this is the first time the telescope has witnessed a planet's atmos . . .