A team of European astronomers used observations from the JWST to detail the atmospheric composition of a nearby "fluffy" exoplanet, called WASP-107b. Researchers found water vapor, sulfur dioxide and even silicate sand clouds residing within the exoplanet's dynamic atmosphere.
The planet's low density, or fluffiness, allowed astronomers to look 50 times deeper into the atmosphere of the planet compared to observations achieved for more dense planets, like Jupiter.
NASA telescope reveals scorching planet WASP-107b has sand clouds
A giant gas planet located 200 million lightyears away had already caught the attention of astronomers long intrigued by its light and "fluffy" composition not unlike cotton candy.
But recent observations of the exoplanet named WASP-107b reveal an exotic world much stranger than researchers realized.
Nasa spots collection of shocking materials on distant planet | The Independent
Nasa 's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a "fluffy" planet with an atmosphere made up of a collection of intriguing materials .
The planet has a similar water and cloud cycle to that of our own Earth. But the clouds are made of sand and the clouds are made of silicate.
Scientists used a galaxy cluster that warps space-time as a giant magnifying glass to find 2 ...
A team of astronomers used a cluster of galaxies like a magnifying glass to discover two never-before-seen distant galaxies.
Pandora's Cluster warps the fabric of space-time, creating a visual effect that magnifies light behind it.
Using this natural magnifying glass, the researchers were able to detect two never-before-seen galaxies behind the megacluster, 33 billion light-years away from Earth.
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