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Faint Signatures of Water in Exoplanet's Atmosphere (Artist's Illustration)

NASA scientists found faint signatures of water in the atmospheres of five distant planets orbiting three different stars. All five planets appear to be hazy. CreditsIllustration: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Science: NASA, ESA, A. Mandell (Goddard Space Flight Center), and...

Date
Jan 1, 2013
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2013-54-3274-image
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NASA scientists found faint signatures of water in the atmospheres of five distant planets orbiting three different stars. All five planets appear to be hazy.

Credits

Illustration: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center;
Science: NASA, ESA, A. Mandell (Goddard Space Flight Center), and D. Deming (University of Maryland, College Park)

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