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The JWST Spies The Raw Materials For Exomoons

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The JWST Spies The Raw Materials For Exomoons

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has given astronomers their first look at the material in a disk around a massive exoplanet. The disk is likely where moons form. If our Solar System is any indication, moons outnumber planets in our galaxy, and some could be habitable. Understanding the formation scenarios for moons is critical. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, G. Cugno (University of Zürich, NCCR PlanetS), S. Grant (Carnegie Institution for Science), J, Olmsted (STScI), L. Hustak (STScI)

The JWST observed the moon-forming disk around a Jupiter-mass planet about 625 light years away. The telescope gave astronomers a detailed view of the circumplanetary disk and found that it’s rich in carbon. Its researchers first opportunity to characterize these disks in detail.

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