Webb detects quartz crystals in clouds of hot gas giant
Date | 16th, Oct 2023 |
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Source | Phys.org - Scientific News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
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.