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Webb Detects Biosignature Gas Phosphine in Atmosphere of Ancient Brown Dwarf


Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected phosphine (PH3) in the atmosphere of Wolf 1130C, a metal-poor brown dwarf within the triple system Wolf 1130ABC.

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