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The US space agency NASA reported the discovery of 5,539 planets outside the solar system, confirming that there are more that are confirmed every day. The first planet outside the solar system was discovered in 1992, the latest of which is the mysterious asteroid “W107.”
Scientists explained that exoplanets are planets orbiting other stars, as “W107b,” which orbits “W107,” was discovered in 2017 using a group of automated wide-angle telescopes to search for planets.
It is a gas planet outside the solar system with a mass similar to Neptune, but with a diameter closer to the diameter of Jupiter and 200 light-years away from it, and it orbits the star “W 107,” the Virgo constellation.
Astronomers used the mid-infrared instrument, “Miri”, to explore “W107b”, which orbits “W107”, which, due to its thin atmosphere, enabled them to look deeper than usual to detect new objects, as the team studied the atmosphere. Atmospheric analysis found evidence of water vapor and sulfur dioxide extracted from the sand, but surprisingly there was no sign of methane.
On Earth, water typically freezes at low temperatures, but on gas giant planets where temperatures can reach about 1,000 degrees, silicate molecules can freeze, often leading to the formation of clouds, according to a study published in the journal Science Alert. “Scientific.”
One surprising discovery, or rather non-discovery, is the absence of methane. Methane was expected, but its absence indicates that the atmosphere may be warmer than initially thought.
