The James Webb Space Telescope revealed that the hot Jupiter exoplanet HD 189733 b, located just 64 light-years from Earth, has an atmosphere full of hydrogen sulfide, meaning it likely smells of rotten eggs.
Undated handout photo issued by Johns Hopkins University of a nearby planet, exoplanet HD 189733 b, a Jupiter-sized gas giant outside of our solar system. Issue date: Monday July 8, 2024.
HD 189733 b has been extensively studied by astronomers since it was first discovered in 2005. A new study now says the huge planet which is bigger than Jupiter smells of rotten eggs
Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered that the exoplanet HD 189733 b, known for its extreme weather, also contains hydrogen sulfide in...
As if deadly rains of glass, temperatures hot enough to melt lead, and sidewise 5,000 mph winds weren't unfriendly enough, the JWST has found a Jupiter-sized exoplanet also stinks of rotten eggs.