Artist's illustration of exoplanet WASP-96 b
![Artist's illustration of an orange exoplanet in space.](/images/recherche//tiles/20163e7a-75fb-4fce-a40a-37d8a41ae563.jpg)
Using Canadian instrument NIRISS, the James Webb Space Telescope collected data in June 2022 that revealed atmospheric characteristics of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-96 b. That data was then used to produce this image.
With a mass less than half that of Jupiter and a diameter 1.2 times greater, WASP-96 b is much puffier than any planet orbiting our Sun. And with a temperature greater than 530 °C, it is significantly hotter. WASP-96 b orbits extremely close to its Sun-like star. (Credit: NASA)
File size: 0.05 MB
Image size: 1699 x 958 pixels
Resolution: 144 dpi
Image date: July 12, 2022
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