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Methane and Co2 in K2-18 b

October 23 , 2023 400 days 408 0
  • James Webb Space Telescope data revealed that the presence of carbon-bearing molecules like methane and carbon dioxide in planet K2-18 b.
  • The planet is 8.6 times as massive and has a radius 2.6 times that of Earth.
  • Its surface could be covered with water oceans and that it has a hydrogen-rich atmosphere.
  • The planet K2-18 b orbits the cool dwarf star K2-18 in the goldilocks zone.
  • The planet is about 120 light-years away from us in the constellation Leo.

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