Dwesaqe t1_ixhdky2 wrote
Reply to comment by mangalore-x_x in JWST snaps first chemical profile of an exoplanet atmosphere | We knew Wasp 39b was rich in CO2, but now we have the full molecular picture by chrisdh79
Yeah, it is a hot gas giant planet with a high temperature of 900 °C, it's very unlikely to host any life.
mangalore-x_x t1_ixhe4f8 wrote
Yes, just wanted to point out why someone might find the term an exciting discovery thinking it implies that when it does not.
Harlockin t1_ixhtb1b wrote
The article explain it "concrete evidence of photochemistry – chemical reactions initiated by light hitting a planet's atmosphere." so he might just have read the keywords
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