Nightside clouds reveal new insights on giant exoplanet Wasp-43b

London, UK (SPX) May 01, 2024

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Science, including Research Scientist Jasmina Blecic and Associate Professor Ian Dobbs-Dixon, have utilized NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study the climate of WASP-43b, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet. Their findings, published in Nature Astronomy, unveil the first observation of thick, dust-like clouds on the planet's nightside