Surprise! A Jupiter-like exoplanet with water-ice clouds
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View larger. | Artist’s concept of the Jupiter-like exoplanet designated Epsilon Indi Ab. It’s about 12 light-years from Earth. Image via E. C. Matthews/ MPIA/ T. Müller/ HdA.
NASA’s Webb space telescope was used to find signs of water-ice clouds on the giant exoplanet known as Epsilon Indi Ab. It’s about 12 light-years away.
The discovery was a surprise. Jupiter has ammonia gas in the upper atmosphere. But astronomers found less ammonia for Epsilon Indi Ab than anticip
NASA’s Webb space telescope was used to find signs of water-ice clouds on the giant exoplanet known as Epsilon Indi Ab. It’s about 12 light-years away.
The discovery was a surprise. Jupiter has ammonia gas in the upper atmosphere. But astronomers found less ammonia for Epsilon Indi Ab than anticip
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