LOS ANGELES, March 23 (Xinhua) — Researchers observing with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have identified features of a silicate cloud in the atmosphere of a distant planet, according to the agency.
NASA said Wednesday that the planet, cataloged as VHS 1256b, is about 40 light-years away and has been orbiting two stars over a period of 10,000 years.
And she added that the planet’s atmosphere is constantly rising, mixing and moving during its 22-hour day, which leads to an increase in hot materials and a decrease in cold materials.
The research team, led by Brittany Miles of the University of Arizona, monitored water, methane and carbon monoxide through Webb’s data, as well as finding evidence of carbon dioxide.
It is worth noting that this is the largest number of particles identified at once on a planet outside the solar system, according to NASA.