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JWST Peers into the Atmosphere of a Puffy, Fluffy Planet!

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Astronomers have been exploring the atmosphere of WASP-107b using JWST. They found evidence of water vapour, sulphur dioxide and clouds of sand but surprisingly no sign of methane. Methane was expected but its absence points to the possibility that the atmosphere is warmer than first thought.

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JWST Peers into the Atmosphere of a Puffy, Fluffy Planet!

Exoplanets are definitely a bit of a hot topic at the moment. Throw in a sprinkling of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and you have the recipe for magic! I still cannot believe that we have discovered, yes actually discovered 5,539 exoplanets and there more being confirmed every day!The first exoplanet was discovered in 1992 and now over five and a half THOUSAND planets around other star systems are known! A team of astronomers have been e…

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