Scientists Scan Mysterious Planet as It Drifts Through Space

Scientists Scan Mysterious Planet as It Drifts Through Space

A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in the Milky Way that does not orbit a star.

"SIMP 0136的 does not circle around a star and, according to the observations of the James Webb Space Telescope, has a complex atmosphere full of clouds.

Journey to Herbig-Haro Object 49/50 in Chamaeleon

Journey to Herbig-Haro Object 49/50 in Chamaeleon | Webb TelescopeThis video takes the viewer on a journey to Herbig-Haro 49/50, an outflow from a nearby still-forming star, in high-resolution near- and mid-infrared light with the James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). The intricate features of the outflow, represented in reddish-orange color, provide detailed clues about how young stars fo…

A team of scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in the Milky Way that does not orbit a star.

Scientists Scan Mysterious Planet as It Drifts Through Space - WorldNL Magazine

The unevenness of the state of each cloud layer is thought to be the reason why the brightness of SIMP 0136 changes as it rotates. It’s easy to understand if you think of Jupiter, which as a gas giant planet likely has a similar structure and chemical composition.Or for another way to picture this, try imagining the surface of the Earth, says Philip Muirhead of Boston University, a coauthor of a new paper outlining these findings about SIMP 0136…