James Webb Space Telescope detects CO2 in an giant exoplanet's atmosphere

The James Webb Space Telescope has measured carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of gas giant planet WASP-39 b. The planet orbits a "Sun-like star 700 light-years away," according to ESA. Credit: Directed by: Bethany Downer and Nico Bartmann Editing: Nico Bartmann Web and technical support: Enciso Systems Written by: Bethany Downer Music: STAN DART - Organic Life Footage and photos: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab, ESO, E. Slawik, N. Risinger, D. De Martin, D. Lennon, E. Sabbi, N. Bartmann, M. Zamani