Probing Seven Worlds

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Probing Seven Worlds with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

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With the discovery of seven earth-sized planets around the TRAPPIST-1 star 40 light years away, astronomers are looking to the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope to help us find out if any of these planets could possibly support life.

“If these planets have atmospheres, the James Webb Space Telescope will be the key to unlocking their secrets,” said Doug Hudgins, Exoplanet Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “In the meantime, NASA’s missions like Spitzer, Hubble, and Kepler are following up on these planets.”

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[khol]

On 05/03/2017 at 1:49 AM, Waspie_Dwarf said:

Probing Seven Worlds with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

 

Just wanted to point out Canada's contribution to the JWST    we're not all just igloo's and hockey pucks up here! ..well almost 

http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/jwst/contribution.asp