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This distant and deadly planet smells like rotten eggs, scientists say

This distant and deadly planet smells like rotten eggs, scientists say

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Dr. Sarah Adams

As if its deadly weather wasn’t bad enough, scientists this week said a Jupiter-sized planet 64 light-years from Earth reeks of rotten ...

Extreme ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet stinks like rotten eggs and has raging glass storms

Extreme ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet stinks like rotten eggs and has raging glass storms

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered that one of the closest “hot Jupiter” planets to Earth stinks like ...

Nearby exoplanet reeks of rotten eggs — revealing a molecule never before found outside our solar system

Nearby exoplanet reeks of rotten eggs — revealing a molecule never before found outside our solar system

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. An exoplanet the ...

Rotten eggs chemical detected on Jupiter-like alien planet

Rotten eggs chemical detected on Jupiter-like alien planet

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Dr. Sarah Adams

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The planet known as HD 189733b, discovered in 2005, already had a reputation as a rather ...

James Webb Space Telescope forecasts clouds of melted rock on this blisteringly hot exoplanet

James Webb Space Telescope forecasts clouds of melted rock on this blisteringly hot exoplanet

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has performed a weather report for a distant planet. The powerful space telescope forecasts extreme wind ...

This hellish exoplanet’s skies rain iron and create a rainbow-like effect

This hellish exoplanet’s skies rain iron and create a rainbow-like effect

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Dr. Sarah Adams

There are many words that could be used to describe WASP-76b — hellish, scorching, turbulent, chaotic, and even violent. This is a ...

Hubble Space Telescope sees wild weather raging on distant hot Jupiter world

Hubble Space Telescope sees wild weather raging on distant hot Jupiter world

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The Hubble Space Telescope has seen cyclones raging in the dynamic atmosphere of a hot Jupiter located 880 light years away, thanks ...

12 out-of-this-world exoplanet discoveries in 2023

12 out-of-this-world exoplanet discoveries in 2023

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Dr. Sarah Adams

This year saw planetary scientists add a number of exciting new worlds to our growing 5,000+ catalog of exoplanets. Among them are ...