Australian astronomers identify unique gas in atmosphere of exoplanet 850 light-years away

Australian astronomers identify unique gas in atmosphere of exoplanet 850 light-years away

Data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in the hands of Australian astronomers has led to the discovery of a unique gas in the atmosphere of exoplanet, WASP-121b. The exoplanet, also called “Tylos”, is a gas giant, a little bigger than Jupiter, orbiting a star about the same size and mass as our Sun. Tylos is tidally locked to its host star, meaning that the same side of the planet faces the star at all times. Dr Tom Evans-Soma pictured with…