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study and an exoplanet astronomer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. Measurements of temperature and chemical composition were done with spectroscopy. A technique scientists used to break light into its component colors to reveal information about the composition, temperature, motion, and physical properties of objects in space. The team used webs of Miri or mid-infrared instrument for an extended observation of HD60606B before, during and after its periastron or closest path by its star. During periastron, the planet also passed behind the star from webs perspective in what's known as a secondary eclipse. The observation was years in the planning as scheduling the time to catch the planet.