Dust Storm Discovered on Planet 40 Light Years Away

Launched into space at the end of 2021, and bringing its first images to us in July 2022. James Webb The Space Telescope continues to come up with new discoveries. A statement made by NASA recently revealed that the telescope has now made an important discovery about a distant planet.

According to NASA, this giant exoplanet (a planet outside our solar system) VHS 1256b is named. Let’s mention that this planet, which is 40 light years away from Earth, has a first feature. VHS 1256b, similar to the planet Tatooine in Star Wars to two suns owner.

Severe dust storm and many molecules discovered on planet

The James Webb telescope looked directly into the atmosphere of the planet orbiting two stars. As a result, the planet dust storm observed. It is stated that this is the first severe dust storm encountered on a planet outside our system.

According to the report, dust particles observed in VHS 1256b are the largest of the mineral groups, containing oxygen and silicon. from silicates is formed. It is also among the explanations that the storm detected by Webb is different from the storms we see in arid and desert regions on Earth. There are no clouds made of silicates on our planet anyway.

University of Edinburgh researcher Beth Biller likened silicate grains in the planet’s atmosphere to particles in smoke. very thin underlined that.

Let’s not forget that VHS 1256b is a very interesting planet. The planet, 40 light-years from us, is 19 times larger than Jupiter. Unlike Earth, VHS 1256b takes almost 10,000 years to orbit its two main stars.

Also, the team water, methane, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide announced his discovery. This marked the first time that so many molecules have been found on a planet outside our solar system. Scientists will revise their models and continue their research to better understand the planet’s atmosphere.