In NASA's Hubble Space Telescope's latest discoveries, it recently stumbled upon a 'steamy world.' The telescope spotted water vapor in the atmosphere of a small exoplanet.
According to NASA, the steamy world could be a sample of water-rich planets throughout our galaxy.'
Just yesterday, Hubble unveiled a cosmic parade in Arp-Madore 2105-332, showcasing galaxies gracefully lined up in a celestial spectacle.
Now, the telescope observed a water-rich atmosphere on the planet – GJ 9827d – a world not exceeding twice the diameter of Earth. It could serve as an illustration of potential water-rich worlds in other parts of our galaxy.
The planet's scorching temperature, reaching 800 degrees Fahrenheit, classifies it as a steamy world akin to Venus. "The planet GJ 9827d could be half water, half rock. And there would be a lot of water vapor on top of some smaller rocky body," said Björn Benneke of the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets at Université de Montréal, Canada.
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