Geology from 50 Light-Years: Webb Gets Ready to Study Rocky Worlds

With its mirror segments beautifully aligned and its scientific instruments undergoing calibration, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is just weeks away from full operation. Soon after the first observations are revealed this summer, Webb’s in-depth science will begin. Among the investigations planned for the first year are studies of two hot exoplanets classified as “super-Earths” … Continue reading Geology from 50 Light-Years: Webb Gets Ready to Study Rocky Worlds