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Pause. Rewind. @NASAWebb may have found sand particles in the atmosphere of planet VHS 1256 b, which orbits a pair of stars 40 light-years away. Webb also detected water, carbon monoxide, and methane. Get the gritty details: go.nasa.gov/3lDePfN
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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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clouds of sand particles? Or swarms of tiny silicon-based mosquitos?

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