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James Webb telescope detects 'fluffy' alien planet that rains sand

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European astronomers used observations from the JWST to detail the atmospheric composition of James Webb Space " exoplanet.

Researchers found water vapor, sulfur dioxide and silicate sand clouds residing in the atmosphere of WASP-107b.

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