WASP-96 is a G8-type star, located approximately 1140 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Phoenix. It is known to host at least one exoplanet, WASP-96b. It was discovered in 2013 by the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP), utilising the transit method. In July 2022, NASA announced that a spectrum of the planet would be featured in the initial science release from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Planetary system Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that WASP-96b displays a distinct signature of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze in its spectrum, in contrast to what was previously believed to be an entirely cloudless atmosphere.
See also List of stars in Phoenix
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