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Pulling strings: New method maps exoplanet's true shape
October 14, 2026
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news:

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Pulling strings: New method maps exoplanet's true shape

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Mathematical models have necessarily reduced distant exoplanets to idealized circles - until now.

Leveraging observations by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and a new mapping method called "transmission strings," a Cornell-led international research team has for the . . .

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