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esa.intworld21 days ago
Study estimates interstellar comet could be up to 12 billion years old but notes younger-age possibilities
A study published in Nature details isotopic measurements of the third confirmed interstellar object observed in the solar system. The comet shows an elemental composition unlike any solar-system body and could predate the solar system's formation by billions of years.
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news.google.comscience50 days ago
James Webb Space Telescope Detects Weather Pattern on Exoplanet 690 Light Years Away
The telescope observed clouds forming on the night side of WASP-94 A b and dissipating on the day side. Data came from starlight passing through the planet's atmosphere during different phases of its rotation.
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medium.comworld53 days ago
James Webb Telescope Finds Daily Cloud Cycle on Hot Jupiter Exoplanet
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe mineral clouds forming overnight and dissipating during the day on WASP-94A b, a gas giant 689 light-years away. The study, published in Science, provides separate measurements of the planet's morning and evening atmosphe…
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