Illustration of a planet and its star on a black background. The planet is large, in the foreground at the center and the star is smaller, in the background and also at the center. The planet is rocky and has no atmosphere. The top quarter of the planet (the side facing the star) is lit, while the rest is in shadow. The star is bright yellowish-white, with no clear features.

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Space Telescope Science Inst. (spacetelescope@astrodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jan-2023 20:52:51 UTC Space Telescope Science Inst.

#NASAWebb confirmed its first exoplanet! Classified as LHS 475 b, the planet is rocky and almost precisely the same size as Earth. It’s only 41 light-years away and whips around its star in just two days. Does it have an atmosphere? #AAS241 #JWST https://webbtelescope.pub/3QsE6V6

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