This Famously Weird 'Pink Planet' May Have Salty Clouds, Study Finds - ScienceAlert
New data from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals that the exoplanet GJ504b, known as the 'Pink Planet,' possesses a unique atmosphere with salty clouds. Scientists are still debating the classification of this object, which orbits a star at a vast distance.
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Advancements in infrared space observation allow scientists to better understand the composition and formation of distant, elusive celestial bodies.
Add ScienceAlert on Google An illustration of the hazy, pink-hued gassy giant GJ504b, which may be a massive planet or a brown dwarf orbiting a nearby Sun-like star. (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Outlandishly alien worlds spark our collective cosmic imagination like nothing else.
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