"JWST Discovers Exoplanet with Sand Clouds and Sulfuric Skies"

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed the presence of strange sandy clouds high in the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-107b. The low density of the planet allowed astronomers to observe its atmosphere in greater detail, leading to the discovery of water vapor, sulfur dioxide, and silicate sand clouds. This finding could have implications for our understanding of the chemistry of distant planets and sheds new light on planetary formation and evolution. The observations were made using JWST's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) and were published in the journal Nature.