Everyone was hopeful that the exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 system might be like those in the Solar System, especially since some of them lie in the “Goldilocks zone” around their star where it’s not too hot or cold for water. JWST was always set to reveal what their atmospheres were made of, and the astronomy community has been not so patiently waiting to hear the results! Unfortunately our hopes were dashed when JWST revealed that TRAPPIST-1c has only a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere. More coming soon in a long form video.
👩🏽💻 I'm Dr. Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford (Christ Church). I love making videos about science with an unnatural level of enthusiasm. I like to focus on how we know things, not just what we know. And especially, the things we still don't know. If you've ever wondered about something in space and couldn't find an answer online - you can ask me! My day job is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in. In particular, I look at whether the energy output from the disk of material orbiting around a growing supermassive black hole can stop a galaxy from forming stars.
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