"Webb Telescope Discovers Alien World with Sand Clouds and Sulfuric Skies"

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"Webb Telescope Discovers Alien World with Sand Clouds and Sulfuric Skies"
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The Webb Space Telescope has discovered a Neptune-like gas giant called WASP-107b, located 211 light-years away from Earth. The telescope detected water vapor, sulfur dioxide, and sand-like silicate clouds in the planet's atmosphere. WASP-107b's less dense constitution allowed astronomers to study its atmosphere in greater detail than is possible with Jupiter. The discovery of sand clouds and sulfuric skies on this exoplanet reshapes our understanding of planetary formation and evolution. The Webb Space Telescope's observations of exoplanets are providing valuable insights into the diversity of worlds and the search for habitable planets beyond our solar system.

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