James Webb Measured the Temperature of a Planet

Our new eyes in space James Webb Space TelescopeAll he does is not see. This telescope, which can see in extreme detail, can also measure temperature thanks to this feature.

In 2017, the 7-planet Trappist-1 system was roughly Earth-like in size and mass. Trappist-1b Researchers who wanted to measure the temperature of the rocky planet named James Web used the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), which can be translated as “Mid-Infrared Instrument”.

Trappist-1b, which astronomers consider “habitable”, is a furnace-temperature planet according to James Webb.

Researchers trying to calculate how much infrared light the planet emits by subtracting the brightness of the star, the planet named Trappist-1b. daytime temperature of 230 degrees Celsius they found it. This temperature is a value that can be cooked pizza, pita.

A planet with no atmosphere without carbon dioxide.

The French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) normally sees when an atmosphere is “The redistribution of heatHe said that his condition was not on this planet. It also appeared that the carbon dioxide, which should have absorbed some of the light if it had existed, was not present on this planet.

Trappist-1e was already predicted to be uninhabitable, as it is the closest planet to its star.

Trappist-1 system to the Solar System only 40 light years away and consists of 7 planets orbiting a red dwarf. Trappist-1b is the closest planet to the star. According to the researchers, there is a possibility of life in Trappist-1e, Trappist-1f and Trappist-1g located here. Planets in this region are in a position to harbor liquid water, which is considered essential for life.

The James Webb Space Telescope makes these discoveries “it was worth the wait”. James Webb, who we expect to make numerous discoveries in the coming period, to measure the temperature of other planets it will work.