
The Skeptics Guide #915 - Jan 21 2023
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
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The Web Telescope Has Found Its First Exoplanet
LHS475B is a rocky planet roughly the same size as Earth, about 99% the size of Earth. It orbits its red dwarf star 41 light years from you in the constellation Octans. The James Webb Space Telescope found me rather clearly and easily with only two transit observations. I wish I had a telescope, but sadly I don't, because I'm not exactly a prime candidate for advanced life to have been created.
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