Here’s my list of 10 things to take away from this collection of papers:

1) We identify multiple chemical species in the atmosphere, including sodium (Na), potassium (K), four independent water (H2O) features, carbon dioxide (CO2), and carbon monoxide (CO). The graphic shows which instrument observed which species.

2) We see evidence of patchy clouds. The cloud deck isn’t one uniform blanket. The data require higher complexity (just as we see on solar system giant planets).

And as with every post/thread I make on #JWST, I'll now remind you that JWST needs to be renamed. I've made a conscious choice to not use the name, and only the acronym, when referring to this telescope, and I encourage you to do the same too.

#Astrodon #Science

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-needs-to-rename-the-james-webb-space-telescope/

There were hundreds of #Scientists who contributed to this work from all over the globe, it really was a team effort! Check out this amazing video one of our team members made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI-kM_wPbbQ&ab_channel=JWSTExoplanetScience

#Astrodon #Science #JWST

This data is exciting for many reasons, but one unexpected thing was the discovery of SO2 (sulfur dioxide) in this #exoplanet's atmosphere.

SO2 is produced through photochemistry (photons from the star interacting with molecules in the atmosphere) and has never been seen in an exoplanet before!

#JWST #Astrodon #Science