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Alien planet has unusual plasma water-rich atmosphere
An unusual planet, six times the size of earth, that is located just 40 light-years outside our solar system, has been found to have a water-rich atmosphere that has a strange plasma form of water, scientists have said.
Japanese astronomers examined the atmosphere of the alien planet using specialist cameras with a blue filter to observe planetary transits of super-Earth Gliese 1214 b.
The research team said that while its atmosphere is water-rich, the planet is not habitable like our Earth, as it has atmospheric temperatures that reach 280 degrees Celsius.
While the planets atmosphere contains water, it is still dramatically different to the Earths. The scientists from the National Astronomical Observatory in Japan had set out to determine whether the planet has an atmosphere of water or hydrogen and used Subaru Telescopes two optical cameras with a blue transmission filter to study the scattering of light from the planet.
They then combined their findings with previous observations in other colours to conclude the atmosphere contains significant amounts of water. daily times monitor
An unusual planet, six times the size of earth, that is located just 40 light-years outside our solar system, has been found to have a water-rich atmosphere that has a strange plasma form of water, scientists have said.
Japanese astronomers examined the atmosphere of the alien planet using specialist cameras with a blue filter to observe planetary transits of super-Earth Gliese 1214 b.
The research team said that while its atmosphere is water-rich, the planet is not habitable like our Earth, as it has atmospheric temperatures that reach 280 degrees Celsius.
While the planets atmosphere contains water, it is still dramatically different to the Earths. The scientists from the National Astronomical Observatory in Japan had set out to determine whether the planet has an atmosphere of water or hydrogen and used Subaru Telescopes two optical cameras with a blue transmission filter to study the scattering of light from the planet.
They then combined their findings with previous observations in other colours to conclude the atmosphere contains significant amounts of water. daily times monitor
