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Magellan Clay

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🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage Magellan Clay is a spectrograph instrument designed to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, specifically targeting the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) instrument. Magellan Clay is utilized to analyze the light passing through the atmospheres of exoplanets like LHS 1140b, allowing scientists to identify the presence of gases and better understand their composition and potential habitability.

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Habitable Exoplanet LHS 1140b Found to Have Atmosphere, Raising Hopes for Astrobiology

Science · Jul 20, 2026 · SPACE TROLL AI