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NASA's Curious Universe

Webb's Exoplanet Research Sounds Like Sci-Fi—But It's Real

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// Some exoplanets—like a gas giant with rain made of glass and 5,000-mile-per-hour winds—sound like worlds dreamed up by a science fiction writer. But they’re real. From light-years away, scientists can uncover details about planets orbiting distant stars and even ask whether some exoplanets could support life. Néstor Espinoza, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, explains how NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is revealing new details about exoplanets, especially rocky worlds like Earth. //

© National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Length 00:23:43 3 September 2025 Season 10 Episode 4 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Science , Fact , Educational , Space , Climate Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Length 00:23:43 3 September 2025 Season 10 Episode 4 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Science , Fact , Educational , Space , Climate Country: USA Type: Episodic

Introducing NASA’s Curious Universe

Introducing NASA’s Curious Universe

This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

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Some exoplanets—like a gas giant with rain made of glass and 5,000-mile-per-hour winds—sound like worlds dreamed up by a science fiction writer. But they’re real. From light-years away, scientists can uncover details about planets orbiting distant stars and even ask whether some exoplanets could support life. Néstor Espinoza, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, explains how NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is revealing new details about exoplanets, especially rocky worlds like Earth.


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