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General · 18 June 2026

Pink Planet has salty clouds, telescope finds

Pink Planet has salty clouds, telescope finds

Astronomers have discovered salty clouds in the atmosphere of the distant "Pink Planet," a finding they theorised over 15 years ago. New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope finally revealed the elusive object's atmosphere, which is filled with exotic chemistry. This planetary-mass companion, called GJ504b, orbits a sun-like star 57 light-years from Earth.

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