Coverage dated August 24, 2022 to August 25, 2022

NASA's Webb telescope captures first evidence of carbon dioxide on an exoplanet

Headline from Local News 8

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, a planet outside our solar system.

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15 articles, oldest first.

  1. Insider

    NASA's James Webb Space Telescope detects carbon dioxide in a distant world's atmosphere for the first time (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Using Webb's powerful instruments, researchers found carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet about 700 light-years away.

  2. CBS News

    NASA has discovered the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside of our solar system (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The CO2 – the element humans breathe out – was found in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a star 700 light-years away. It was discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope.

  3. Forbes

    Webb Space Telescope Detects Carbon Dioxide In An Alien Planet’s Atmosphere For The First Time (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    For the first time carbon dioxide has been clearly detected on a planet outside the solar system.

  4. Local News 8

    NASA's Webb telescope captures first evidence of carbon dioxide on an exoplanet (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, a planet outside our solar system.

  5. Fox5 Atlanta

    Carbon dioxide detected on exoplanet for 1st time by James Webb Space Telescope (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Just as it shared some of the first and clearest images of the cosmos, the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered another first — evidence of carbon dioxide on an exoplanet.

  6. Engadget

    James Webb Space Telescope detects carbon dioxide in a distant planet's atmosphere (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    It's the first evidence of the gas on a planet outside of our solar system..

  7. France 24

    James Webb telescope finds CO2 for first time in exoplanet atmosphere (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The months-old James Webb Space Telescope has added another major scientific discovery to its growing list: detecting for the first time signs of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside…

  8. Science Alert

    Astronomers Detect First Clear Signal of Carbon Dioxide in an Exoplanet's Atmosphere (opens Science Alert)

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    Science Alert's feed description

    An early – and exciting – science result from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was announced today: the first unambiguous detection of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet.

  9. France 24

    Webb telescope finds CO2 for first time in exoplanet atmosphere (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The months-old James Webb Space Telescope has added another major scientific discovery to its growing list: detecting for the first time signs of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside…

  10. Science News

    The James Webb telescope spotted CO2 in an exoplanet’s atmosphere (opens Science News)

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    Science News's feed description

    The first definitive detection of the gas on a world in another solar system paves the way for detections in planets that are more Earthlike.

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