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salty clouds
Coverage of salty clouds in the Nexus archive.
- James Webb uncovers exotic salt clouds on a mysterious pink world
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered that the 'Pink Planet,' located 57 light-years away, has an atmosphere containing water vapor, methane, carbon dioxide, ammonia, and salty clouds. This finding resolves a mystery that puzzled scientists for over a decade.
- Salty clouds discovered on pink puffball planet
A cold, cherry-blossom-hued exoplanet known as a 'pink puffball planet' has been found to have clouds composed of salts. These bizarre clouds are described as chock-full of salts, highlighting unusual atmospheric conditions on the planet.