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Astronomers de-fog exoplanet atmospheres with new cloud-detecting method
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"Discovery by Johns Hopkins researchers of daily cloud cycle on a Hot Jupiter planet provides unique window into its make-up and evolution "

https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/05/21/astronomy-exoplanet-atmospheres-detecting-clouds/

21.5.2026

#Astronomie #astronomy #atmosphere #CloudCycle #Exoplanet #HotJupiter #JWST #WASP17b #WASP39b #WASP94Ab #Weltraumteleskop

#astronomy #exoplanets #HotJupiter #Wasp17b #JWST #quartz

An article published in "The Astrophysical Journal Letters" reports a study of the exoplanet WASP-17 b that includes the detection of quartz in this hot Jupiter's atmosphere. A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect the subtle effects of quartz crystals, nanoparticles dispersed in the very hot atmosphere of WASP-17 b, which received the official name Ditsö̀ in early 2020.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2023/10/18/quartz-nanocrystals-in-the-atmosphere-of-the-exoplanet-wasp-17-b/

Webb ziet kwartskristallen in de wolken van een hete gasreus

Astronomen hebben met behulp van de Webb Space Telescope bewijs gevonden voor kwarts-nanokristallen in de hooggelegen wolken van WASP-17 b, een hete gasreus op een afstand van 1300 lichtjaar van de Aarde.

https://www.kuuke.nl/webb-ziet-kwartskristallen-in-de-wolken-van-een-hete-gasreus/

#exoplaneet #HeteJupiter #kwarts #SiO2 #WASP17B #webb