Water molecules discovered in the atmosphere of nearby exoplanet TOI-674 b

17. 01. 2022

Combined powers of space telescopes TESS, Hubble and Spitzer allowed astronomers detection of water molecules in the atmosphere of distant exoplanet TOI-674 b. It is a little bit bigger than Neptune and orbits a small star 150 light years away.

Mission	Timing	Status
TESS	18. 4. 2018	Ongoing

Exoplanet, gas giant

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	TOI-674	150.2 ly	1 exoplanet

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