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James Webb Space Telescope

An artist’s rendering shows the seven small rocky worlds of the TRAPPIST-1 system in orbit around an M dwarf star.
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Unveiling the Next Exoplanet Act

by Heather Goss 26 July 202114 April 2022

In August, Eos looks at what the first round of observations with the James Webb Space Telescope might reveal about faraway worlds.

A close-up view of the grid of hexagonal golden mirrors that make up the primary mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Overture to Exoplanets

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 26 July 202126 April 2022

The curtain is about to rise on the James Webb Space Telescope. Let’s see what’s in store for its opening act.

Full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope
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How Well Can the Webb Telescope Detect Signs of Exoplanet Life?

by L. Joel 24 September 20189 November 2021

Recent research suggests that NASA’s next-generation space telescope will be good—but not the best—at finding life-sustaining levels of oxygen in an exoplanet’s atmosphere.

Artist’s rendering of disintegrating planet Kepler-1520b.
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Webb Telescope May Detect Minerals from Shredded Worlds

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 12 September 20189 November 2021

The upcoming James Webb Space Telescope should be able to measure the composition of vaporizing exoplanets, giving clues about the makeup of their cores, mantles, and crusts.

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