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Temperature of rocky exoplanet measured for first time

Astronomers have been excited by the possibility some of Trappist-1's seven rocky planets could be habitable.

PARIS: The James Webb Space Telescope has measured the temperature of a rocky exoplanet for the first time, finding that a "cousin" of Earth most likely lacks an atmosphere, researchers said on Monday.

When the Trappist-1 system was discovered in 2017, astronomers were excited at the prospect that some of its seven rocky planets -- which are roughly similar to Earth in size and mass -- could be habitable.

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