Space.com · 6h
James Webb Space Telescope finds 'puffball' exoplanet is uniquely lopsided
The curious asymmetry of WASP-107 b presents astronomers with a conundrum. "This is the first time the east-west asymmetry of any exoplanet has ever been observed from space as it transits its star," Matthew Murphy, a graduate student at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory, said in a statement .
SciTech Daily · 1d
Webb Space Telescope Reveals a Uniquely Inflated and Asymmetric Exoplanet
Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to detect atmospheric asymmetry in the exoplanet WASP-107b. This unprecedented observation reveals differences in temperature and cloud properties between the planet's east and west sides,
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