40 light-years away, a planet has two suns and gritty clouds. A year there, one orbit, lasts 10,000 years. @NASAWebb analyzed its atmosphere and identified water, methane and carbon monoxide. https://go.nasa.gov/40o9EiA
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NASA’s Webb Spots Swirling, Gritty Clouds on Remote Planet
Researchers observing with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed silicate cloud features in a distant planet’s atmosphere.Isabelle Yan (NASA)
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