In a recent study, astronomers were able to peek deep into the atmosphere
of an exoplanet that is among the most extreme yet found.
Although it’s obviously not livable (at least as we understand it), the
exoplanet WASP-189b is the first in which scientists have been able to
probe different atmosphere layers, each with its unique chemical
compositions and properties.
“In the past, scientists often thought that the atmospheres of exoplanets
exist as a homogeneous layer and try to understand it as such,” explains
astronomer Jens Hoeijmakers of Lund University in Sweden.
of an exoplanet that is among the most extreme yet found.
Although it’s obviously not livable (at least as we understand it), the
exoplanet WASP-189b is the first in which scientists have been able to
probe different atmosphere layers, each with its unique chemical
compositions and properties.
“In the past, scientists often thought that the atmospheres of exoplanets
exist as a homogeneous layer and try to understand it as such,” explains
astronomer Jens Hoeijmakers of Lund University in Sweden.
