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sciencealert.comworld1 day ago
JWST Spectrum Shows Hot Atmosphere on Planet Orbiting White Dwarf
Astronomers published observations July 1 of WD 1856 b, a Jupiter-sized planet circling a white dwarf 80 light-years away. The data revealed a temperature 240 degrees Fahrenheit above expectations and traces of methane. Cnn reported the Nature journal study based on an eight-minu…