Water vapor found swirling in the atmosphere of a small exoplanet
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Hubble telescope sees water around tiny hot, steamy exoplanet in ‘exciting discovery’
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that the atmosphere of a relatively small planet outside the solar system is rich in water vapor. …
Alien technosignatures are more likely to be found on oxygen-rich exoplanets. Here’s why
Alien hunters should look for technological life on planets with high abundances of oxygen in their atmospheres, according to new research that aims to improve …
James Webb Space Telescope could probe ‘carbon-lite’ exoplanet atmospheres in search for alien life
When it comes to detecting the presence of liquid water on planets outside the solar system, and thus the conditions necessary for life, the James …
The ‘solar wind’, which the sun constantly blasts over the planets, suddenly disappeared and created a vacuum around Mars
The sun can make or break Mars.NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory There was a sudden rupture in the cosmic order on Mars about a year ago. …
James Webb Space Telescope finds water and methane in ‘hot Jupiter’ atmosphere
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered methane and water vapor in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like world located about 163 light-years away. Astronomers …