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Planetary Atmospheres

Chemical Signatures Habitability Criteria

JWST Finds Phosphine on Ancient Brown Dwarf, Matching Model Predictions

The measurement at roughly 100 parts per billion confirms abiotic formation in hydrogen-rich atmospheres.

Webb Telescope Rules Out Atmosphere on Earth-Sized Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d