Scientists Push Spitzer To Map Exoplanet Temperatures

Credit: Super-Earth planet: NASA
Detailed characterization of the infrared detectors on NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have allowed scientists to map surface temperatures on an exoplanet, raising questions about the nearby “super Earth” that may be answered by the James Webb Space Telescope still in development. Controllers at the...

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