NASA Space Telescopes Solve Missing Water Mystery in Comprehensive Survey of Exoplanets
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 12:02
in Astronomy & Space
A survey of 10 hot, Jupiter-sized exoplanets conducted with NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes has led a team to solve a long-standing mystery -- why some of these worlds seem to have less water than expected. The findings, published in Nature, offer new insights into the wide range of planetary atmospheres in our galaxy and how planets are assembled.