[3] The hot-Jupiter exoplanet was found via the transiting method by Coel Hellier et.al.

[1] WASP-96b's spectrum was one of the images featured in the initial science release from the James Webb Space Telescope in July 2022.

[4] The spectrum confirmed the presence of water, as well as providing evidence for "clouds and hazes" within the planet's atmosphere.

[5][6] While the light curve released confirms properties of the planet that had already been determined from other observations – the existence, size, and orbit of the planet – the transmission spectrum revealed previously hidden details of the atmosphere: the unambiguous signature of water, indications of haze, and evidence of clouds that were suspected based on prior observations.

[8] Models of the atmosphere with patchy clouds and hazes best describes the observations through the James Webb Space Telescope.