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There’s Something Hiding Under Jupiter’s Clouds, Scientists Find

"It really shows how much we still have to learn about planets, even in our own solar system." The post There’s Something ...
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Hubble Probes Exoplanet Atmospheric Layer

The powerful vision of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to study for the first time the layer-cake structure of the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. Hubble discovered ...
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Hubble Detects ‘Sunscreen’ Layer on a Distant Planet

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has detected a stratosphere, one of the primary layers of Earth’s atmosphere, on a massive and blazing-hot exoplanet known as WASP-33b. The presence of a stratosphere can ...
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STRIVE project to study ozone, atmospheric layers among finalists for next-generation NASA satellite

A project led by the University of Washington to better understand our atmosphere's complexity is a finalist for NASA's next generation of Earth-observing satellites. STRIVE seeks to better understand ...
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope unveils complex atmosphere of starless super-Jupiter

Astronomers with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered something fascinating about SIMP 0136, a gigantic, free-floating planetary object. While most bodies orbit around a star, SIMP ...
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NASA Finds Clouds Made of Sand in ‘Fluffy’ Exoplanet’s Atmosphere

Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected clouds made up of silicate, or sand, in the atmosphere of a nearby exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system. WASP-107b ...
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NASA's Webb discovers new feature in Jupiter's atmosphere

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, never-before-seen feature in Jupiter's atmosphere. The high-speed jet stream, which spans more than 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) wide, sits ...