Atmospheric characterization of directly imaged planets has thus far been limited to ground-based observations of young, self-luminous, Jovian planets. Near-term space- and ground- based ...

WISE 0855’s relatively close proximity — it’s only about 7.2 light-years away, the fourth closest extrasolar object to the Sun — provides an advantage in capturing the object’s miniscule ...

To determine if this water vapor is from an atmosphere around this exoplanet and just how much water is present astronomers will need to further observe GJ 486 b and its star.