Webb detects water vapor, sulfur dioxide and sand clouds in the atmosphere of a nearby exoplanet

Webb detects water vapor, sulfur dioxide and sand clouds in the atmosphere of a nearby exoplanet

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Leuven, Belgium (SPX) Nov 16, 2023

A team of European astronomers, co-led by researchers from the Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, used recent observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope to study the atmosphere of the nearby exoplanet WASP-107b. Peering deep into the fluffy atmosphere of WASP-107b they discovered not only water vapour and sulfur dioxide, but even silicate sand clouds. These particles reside within a d

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