NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet
NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet
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Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for the existence of any rocky planet atmosphere outside our solar system. Renyu Hu from NASA’s Jet Pro...
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It has an atmosphere like Venus has an atmosphere, except the surface temperature is more than 3x that of Venus. Still, it's fascinating that its atmosphere would be a secondary one that comes from the planet itself.