News > NASA's Webb Space Telescope Finds Carbon Dioxide In Exoplanet Atmosphere

NASA's Webb Space Telescope Finds Carbon Dioxide In Exoplanet Atmosphere

The months-old James Webb Space Telescope has added another major scientific discovery to its growing list: detecting for the first time signs of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.

The successful discovery of CO2 gives researchers hope that similar observations could be carried out on rocky objects more hospitable to life.