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Webb Detects Hydrogen Sulfide in Atmosphere of Hot Jupiter


Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere of the Jupiter-sized exoplanet HD 189733b.

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