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Spotted: @NASAWebb unveiled the weather patterns on a hot gas-giant exoplanet 280 light-years away.
Discover how researchers are able to map temperature and infer the weather: go.nasa.gov/44mAN8G pic.twitter.com/WmQs0WaqXN
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NASA Webb Telescope
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Until Webb, it was a challenge to observe star clusters in the dense central area of our Milky Way ā which bulges out, full of old stars and dust! Hereās Webbās view of NGC 6440: esawebb.org/images/potm2404a/ pic.twitter.com/bvusl2gpSF
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ESA Webb Telescope
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šļø It's quiz time! Webb has affirmed Hubble's measurement of the Universeās expansion rate. This was done by observing cosmic āmilepost markersā. pic.twitter.com/eq3z6m53jJ
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ESA Webb Telescope
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š Webb has mapped weather on an exoplanet!
The nightside of hot gas-giant WASP-43b is likely to be covered with clouds made of mineral grains, while strong winds mix atmospheric gases around the planet.
Read more: esawebb.org/images/WASP43b-1/
Artist's impression: @NASA & @ESA pic.twitter.com/XWo3wrfM4v
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