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

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 - 12:15 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: NASA, Hubble Telescope, Exoplanet, GJ 1132b

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