NASA Finds Exoplanet Which Gained 2nd Atmosphere After Losing 1st
NASA's Hubble telescope has discovered exoplanet GJ 1132b, about 41 lightyears away, that lost one atmosphere but gained secondary one. As per NASA, the exoplanet was born with atmosphere rich in hydrogen and helium, but got eroded due to intense radiation from the stars that it revolves around. However, scientists have now identified another atmosphere on the exoplanet containing hydrogen, methane, ammonia and hydrogen cyanide. They credited… read-more
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K2-141b, An Exoplanet With Lava Oceans and Rocky Rains
Astrologists have assumed that Exoplanet K2-141b, which is about 202 light-years from Earth, has molten lava as oceans and sheds rocks during rain. Reportedly, the oceans and the atmosphere of this exoplanet are composed of rocks of different kinds. The phenomenon is due to its closeness with the sun and it has a temperature up to 3000°C. K2-141b is 1.5 times the Earth and revolves the Sun in 7 hours.
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Courtesy: Indian Express