Discovery of Methane on WASP-80b. How Did JWST Do It?

One of the discoveries done by James Webb was the presence of methane in the atmosphere of an exoplanet WASP-80b. How exactly did they do it and what will JWST be able to do with similar cases in the future? Looking for answers with Dr Taylor J. Bell from NASA Ames Research Center.

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📜 Methane throughout the atmosphere of the warm exoplanet WASP-80b
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00:00 Intro
01:05 What is WASP-80 b
04:32 How to find methane
12:23 Where does the methane come from
15:19 Was it a fluke
22:35 Diversity of exoatmospheres
28:30 TRAPPIST-1 system
39:29 Biosignatures
50:38 Current obsessions
57:26 Final thoughts and more interviews


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