Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected evidence for quartz nanocrystals in the high-altitude clouds of WASP-17 b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet 1,300 light-years from Earth. The detection, which was uniquely possible with MIRI (Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument), marks the first time that silica (SiO2) particles have been spotted in an exoplanet atmosphere. “We […]
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James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Exoplanet Atmosphere, Exoplanet Science, Exoplanets, Goddard Space Flight Center, Studying Exoplanets
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October 16, 2023
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