Groundbreaking Core Analysis of Exoplanet WASP-107b by Webb Telescope

The detection of methane in the exoplanet's atmosphere provides critical data about its core mass, dynamic atmosphere, and offers significant clues in our quest to find potentially habitable planets

Artist’s concept of WASP-107 b, a warm Neptune exoplanet about 200 light-years away - IMAGE CREDIT: ROBERTO MOLAR CANDANOSA/JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Astronomers have been reaping the rewards of the powerful Webb telescope, which has only been functional for a few years. The amount of detail with which this groundbreaking observatory has been studying the far-off worlds has provided valuable insights to researchers on planetary and cosmic evolution. And today’s research is another big step in that direction.