'Out of science fiction': First 3D observations of an exoplanet's atmosphere reveal a unique climate
Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT),
The gas giant WASP 121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...
"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.
The exosphere is the outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere, where space begins. It has almost no air, and satellites orbit ...
Researchers have peered into the atmosphere of planet WASP-121b and found its climate is stranger than anyone imagined.
Jupiter’s famous clouds aren’t ammonia ice but a murky mix of chemicals, sitting lower in the atmosphere than expected. For years, astronomers believed that Jupiter’s upper clouds — responsible for it ...
The direct air capture industry has ambitious plans to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but it’s vying for limited ...
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