This Earth-like exoplanet is the first confirmed to have an atmosphere
The planet 55 Cancri e (artist’s impression) orbits very close to its star.Credit: Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library Astronomers say that they have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to detect for the first time an atmosphere surrounding a rocky planet outside the Solar System1. Although this planet cannot support life as we know it, … Read more