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Does the nearby exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e support life? New James Webb Space Telescope data could help us find out

Does the nearby exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e support life? New James Webb Space Telescope data could help us find out

Astronomers have investigated the atmosphere and potential habitability of a famous “Goldilocks zone” planet using NASA’s powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The planet in question is TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized rocky exoplanet that’s located around 40 light-years away from our planet. TRAPPIST-1e is the fourth planet in orbit around a red dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1. It sits well within the …

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