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James Webb telescope makes first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere — and finds water being ripped apart


Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made the first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere, revealing extreme temperature swings on the exoplanet WASP-18b.

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