NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals a strange atmosphere on a hellish lava planet
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected a hydrogen-rich atmosphere on 55 Cancri e, a “super Earth” located 41 light years away. According to research submitted to Nature Astronomy, the presence of hydrogen and carbon monoxide suggests the planet possesses a reduced magma ocean that releases gases through volcanic outgassing. JWST Observations Reveal Hydrogen-Rich … Read more