A mysterious Jupiter-sized planet that shouldn't exist is as puffy as a marshmallow and astronomers finally think they know why
"Super puff" WASP 107b confused scientists for years. Now, two independent teams of astronomers think they finally understand ...
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NASA’s James Webb spots mysterious ‘Super Jupiter’ floating in space
The world’s premier space observatory has spotted a mysterious and huge, free-floating planetary-mass object that’s “just 20 light-years from Earth,” NASA announced. Researchers recently used the ...
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An amateur astronomer used an old technique to study Jupiter — and found something strange
Scientists and amateur astronomers have teamed up to upend a long-held assumption that Jupiter's iconic swirling clouds are made of frozen ammonia — a pretty foundational revelation about the ...
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This Ethiopian Volcano Just Burped a Staggering Amount of Methane
Canadian greenhouse gas monitoring company GHGSat said in early February that the amount of methane being emitted from Mount Fentale is “substantial.” When GHGSat began measuring the emissions ...
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals one of the most mysterious worlds in the universe might have a volcanic moon
NEW ORLEANS — When astronomer Jackie Faherty peered into space using information from the James Webb Space Telescope, there was something she couldn't take her eyes off of. Brown dwarf W1935, a ...
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What is methane?
Methane is a compound close compoundA pure substance made from two or more elements which are chemically bonded in a fixed ratio. containing two elements close elementA pure substance which is ...
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Lightning storms make it rain diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter
The diamonds start out as methane gas. Powerful lightning storms ... But before you start building a Jupiter- or Saturn-bound diamond-speculating ship with De Beers, keep in mind: All that ...