Thursday, May 14, 2026

UC Student Gets a Closer Look at Lonely Gas Giant

Artist's rendering of the exoplanet TOI-2031A b, a "Hot Jupiter" 901 light-years from Earth. Credit: NASA

University of Cincinnati astrophysicist Paul Smith is part of an international team studying TOI-2031Ab, a gas giant orbiting a star 901 light years from Earth. Smith and his colleagues used the James Webb Space Telescope to study its atmosphere.



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