Hubble Space Telescope observations are used to answer important questions about exoplanets
A global team of astronomers has examined the Hubble Space Telescope’s archival observations of 25 hot planets, enabling them to answer five unanswered questions about exoplanet atmospheres. Among other things, the researchers determined that the presence of metal oxides and hydrates in the hottest atmospheres of the outer planets must be related to thermal inversions. … Read more