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Ultra-Hot Jupiter WASP-189b Mirrors Its Star’s Chemistry, Astronomers Find


Using the Immersion Grating Infrared Spectrometer (IGRINS) on the Gemini South telescope at the International Gemini Observatory, astronomers have directly measured the atmospheric composition of WASP-189b and found it echoes the elemental makeup of its host star.

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