Planets · 2022

WASP-96 b

Water in an exoplanet’s air

Not a picture of a planet — a spectrum. As WASP-96 b crossed its star, Webb measured the starlight filtered through its atmosphere and found water.

What you’re hearing

Each data point in the spectrum is a note. The water-absorption features are the ones that stand out. You are hearing chemistry, not a landscape.

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NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, K. Arcand (CXC/SAO), M. Russo & A. Santaguida (SYSTEM Sounds)

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