Gadgets: Astronomers Discover Water and Carbon Dioxide in WASP-166 b's Atmosphere

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Astronomers Discover Water and Carbon Dioxide in WASP-166 b's Atmosphere

Astronomers have detected water and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of WASP-166 b, a hot super-Neptune exoplanet. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the findings also noted ammonia in smaller quantities. WASP-166 b, located 368 light-years away, is a massive planet that orbits its star every 5.44 days, with a temperature of 1,270 K. The discovery ...

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