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Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope revealed direct evidence for salty clouds in the atmosphere of GJ504b, also known as the Pink Planet.
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GJ504b (57 lightyears from Earth)
Who
Aneesh Baburaj of Northwestern University; astronomers
What
Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope revealed direct evidence for salty clouds in the atmosphere of GJ504b, also known as the Pink Planet.
When
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:41:27 GMT · 3h 32m ago
Where
GJ504b (57 lightyears from Earth) ·
Why
The James Webb Space Telescope enabled closer study of GJ504b's atmosphere, which was too faint for ground-based instruments, revealing exotic chemistry.
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This discovery provides the first direct evidence for salt clouds in a cold object’s atmosphere and offers new techniques for studying other dim, cold cosmic objects.
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