A new paper details the discovery of how James Webb revealed water vapor around a rocky exoplanet in a region of space it shouldn't exist.
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However, the discovery of this water vapor in space could change all that, especially if it is from the rocky planet itself. Red dwarf stars like the star that GJ 486 b orbits are the most common. As such,Image source: LLUSTRATION: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted SCIENCE: Sarah E. Moran , Kevin B. Stevenson , Ryan MacDonald , Jacob A. Lustig-Yaeger
GJ 486 b’s proximity to its star is what have scientists so baffled by the discovery of water vapor in space, possibly on the rocky planet. Because if water vapor exists on the planet, then that suggests that it has an atmosphere, despite being so close to the star and having a surface temperature of over 800 Fahrenheit.
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