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Eternal Day and Night: Webb’s Journey To Understand a Distant World’s Bizarre Atmosphere


Near-infrared spectral analysis of terminator confirms differences in morning and evening atmosphere. Since the first exoplanet was discovered in 1992, thousands of planets orbiting stars outside of our solar system have been confirmed through a myriad of different methods, including direct imaging

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