Wednesday, 2 May 2018

Helium discovered in exoplanet atmosphere for the first time

Artist's impression of a 'Super-Neptune' exoplanet

An international team of astronomers has made the first-ever detection of helium in the atmosphere of an extrasolar world. The new technique used to make the discovery could pave the way for scientists hoping to reveal the atmospheres of distant Earth-sized exoplanets.

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