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Carbon dioxide reached the highest level in recorded history

The planet is getting warmer and one of the reasons for this is the release of greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide that trap heat in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the most prevalent among all greenhouse gases and it has just reached its highest recorded level. May 6, 2018
Artist’s Impression Of Gas Giant WASP-107b

Artist’s Impression Of Gas Giant WASP-107b

The exoplanet WASP-107b is a gas giant, orbiting a highly active K-type main sequence star. The star is about 200 light-years from Earth. Using spectroscopy, scientists were able to find helium in the escaping atmosphere of the planet and amp;mdash; the first detection of this element in the atmosphere of an exoplanet. May 3, 2018
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Helium spotted in a comet like exoplanet for the first time

The planet is so close to its host star that the atmosphere is getting ripped off and pushed out, making it look like a comet with a long tail of gases pointing away from the star and it has helium in an excited state, making it possible to spot in the IR wavelength. May 3, 2018
nasa, Juno, Jupiter,

Jupiter moon Ganymede's environment unique: NASA probe

NASA's Galileo spacecraft spent eight years orbiting Jupiter. During that time, the hearty spacecraft sent back spates of discoveries on the gas giant's moons, including the observation of a magnetic environment around Ganymede that was distinct from Jupiter's own magnetic field. May 2, 2018
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