Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope detected quartz crystals made of silica, a common Earth mineral, in the atmosphere of a hot exoplanet.
During the two upcoming solar eclipses, the National Eclipse Ballooning Project (NEBP) will be livestreaming and doing science above 99.5% of the atmosphere.
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted a molecule called dimethyl sulfide—which is only unique to life on Earth—on a far-away exoplanet. What does it mean?