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Peering beyond the haze of alien worlds, and how failures help us make new discoveries

Science Magazine Podcast

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The JWST - Space Telescope and Exoplanet Atmospheres

The James Webb Space Telescope was honored as Science's 2022 breakthrough of the year. Zak Savitzby is here to talk about an overlooked problem: Some exoplanets are just too hazy, too cloudy for us to see much of them and their atmospheres. The best tool that astronomers have for looking into these exoplanets is to wait for them to pass in front of their stars.

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