SMRTR Science & EngineeringSep 24, 2024Science Daily

Astronomers catch a glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observed east-west asymmetry in the atmosphere of WASP-107b, a unique, low-density exoplanet. This groundbreaking discovery, made using transmission spectroscopy, provides new insights into the climate and atmospheric dynamics of planets outside our solar system.

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