NASA Discovers Volcanic Activity and Potential Exomoon Around Exoplanet WASP-49 b: Insights from the Latest Research

LYRICS – Discovered by researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in southern California materials with great volcanic power which orbits an exoplanet called WASP-49 b, the size of Saturn.

As reported by Wion News, this planet has volcanoes that emit gas and can destroy planetary objects around it.

The team discovered sodium clouds around WASP-49 b. This is enough to show that a natural satellite, also known as an exomoon, is orbiting it.

Several exomoon candidates have previously been identified, including one near WASP-49 b. However, one has never been confirmed.

Experts say signs of volcanic activity may be the key to finding the object because it is too small and faint to be seen using modern telescopes, according to a statement from NASA .

“For example, Io, the most volcanic body in our solar system, constantly spews sulfur dioxide, sodium, potassium and other gases that can form large clouds around Jupiter up to 1,000 times radius of the giant planet,” NASA officials said in a statement. that statement.

“It is possible that astronomers looking at other star systems would be able to find gas clouds like Io even though the moon itself is too small to see.”

The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile observed that the clouds around WASP-49 b were high above the planet’s atmosphere. These clouds are similar to the gas clouds that Io produces around Jupiter.

It was also found that the cloud was filled with sodium, showing sudden changes in size, and moving much faster than the planet. This indicates that the cloud surrounding the planet is a separate entity.