Animation of Webb Studying Atmospheres (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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This animation describes how Webb will use transmission spectroscopy to study the atmospheres of distant exoplanets.

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Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and L. Hustak (STScI)

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