Evidence of water vapour in the atmosphere of an exoplanet caused widespread excitement in 2019, signalling the first discovery of a key element for life on a planet in a “habitable zone” outside of our solar system. A new study, however, suggests that vapour found on the planet named K2-18b may not be the life-supporting…
The weather on this piping hot exoplanet is truly out of this world. A massive gas giant orbiting a star about 855 light-years from Earth, WASP-121b may have metal clouds and rain made of liquid gems, according to new research. A study showing how water atmospherically cycles between the planet’s two sides was published Monday…
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Astronomers believe liquid jewels rain on this sizzling exoplanet that has metal vapour clouds. This study, published in Nature Astronomy, is a big step in deciphering the global cycles of matter and energy in the atmospheres of exoplanets. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, an international collaboration of scientists led by Thomas Mikal-Evans from the Max Planck…