The James Web telescope was just enlargement on a hot outdoor planet

The James Web telescope has just been enlarged in the atmosphere of a planet discovered in 2020 – and now we have the clearest data about the external planets that were at all.

The adequate state of the planet TOI-421B, which bears its name means that it does not revolve around our sun. (External planets are defined as any planet that goes beyond our solar system.)

Do not expect to travel there anytime soon. It is 244 light-years away from Earth-to compare, the dwarf Pluto is only five and a half of light-hours From us. However, the planet revolves around a star similar to sunlight, and is considered a planet without danger, because it is larger than Earth, but it is smaller than Neptune, which is in itself four times greater than Earth.

The planet was discovered through astronomical transit, which means that astronomers have noticed that the star is dims like TOI-421B passed through the orbit. This is not a heavenly body that amateurs can discover, but The best cameras It can start with astronomical photography.

The Exoplanet team was appointed by a NASA team from NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, which worked together to analyze the planet’s atmosphere using a form of study called spectral analysis. By analyzing light frequencies in the planet’s atmosphere, scientists can know the existing elements – which are missing.

Toi-421B atmosphere is rich in hydrogen, and contains signs of water vapor. But it does not contain the signs of methane, which leads to fog atmosphere conditions.

Most sub -planets have a fog written atmosphere, which makes it difficult to photograph. TOI-421B was chosen for the project because the initial analysis led scientists to believe that the planet could be photographed with precise and clear through spectral imaging.

Is this planet a “unique snowflower”?

The Astronomic Scientists team published the results they reached in the astronomical physical journalistSWhere all the main data of the project is collected in one sheet. You can read through full writing here.

TO-421B spectral images can be accessed in the results section of the paper, and it draws an image of many strange and exciting EXoplanet properties.

Other worlds of other heavy gases indicated that they may often consist of water, but TO-421b consists of lightweight gases-such as the stars that revolve around it.

This raised questions about how different types of stars can affect the atmosphere of orbits. in Statement of MashableElisa Kimpton, the lead researcher in the study, said that something that astronomers will need to explore.

She said: “We can see whether this planet has turned out to be a kind of unique snowflake, or is it a symbol of a group of planets that all have similar properties.”