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Faint Signatures of Water in Exoplanet’s Atmosphere (Artist’s Illustration)

Faint Signatures of Water in Exoplanet's Atmosphere (Artist's Illustration)

NASA scientists found faint signatures of water in the atmospheres of five distant planets orbiting three different stars. All five planets appear to be hazy.

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December 3, 2013
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Hubble Traces Subtle Signals of Water on Hazy Worlds
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Illustration: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Science: NASA, ESA, A. Mandell (Goddard Space Flight Center), and D. Deming (University of Maryland, College Park)

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Aug 17, 2025

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