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TOI 1452 B

TOI 1452 B

Exoplanet TOI-1452 b has been unraveled by Webb with the latest findings released last week through NASA's TESS. This super-earth baffled scientists with possible existence of water and a rocky surface that makes it a perfect candidate for our new home!

Planet TOI-1452 b seems perfectly positioned for further investigation by the James Webb Space Telescope, now delivering science observations from its perch about a million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth. The planet’s distance of 100 light-years is, in astronomical terms, fairly close. Its relatively bright star should allow Webb to capture a spectrum of starlight shining through its atmosphere, a kind of fingerprint of atmospheric components. It also appears in a part of the sky, in the constellation Draco, that Webb can observe almost any time of year. Researchers on the discovery team say they will seek to schedule time on Webb to take a closer look.

Date
December 24, 2022