The planet, VHS 1256 b, is a gas giant around 40 light years away from Earth. It has water, carbon dioxide and methane in its swirling silicate dust clouds.
An exoplanet 40 light years away has a swirling dust storm occurring on its surface composed of methane, carbon dioxide and water.
Stock image of a gas giant exoplanet. An exoplanet named VHS 1256 b has been discovered to have dust storms of silicate, CO2, water and methane in its atmosphere.The planet itself, named VHS 1256 b, was first detected in 2015 by the Vista telescope in Chile, and is aaround 12 to 18 times the size of our own Jupiter.
VHS 1256 b takes around 10,000 years to orbit its two parent stars, and is relatively young, having only formed 150 million years ago. For comparison, the Earth formed around 4.5 billion years ago, with Jupiter forming around 4.6 billion years ago. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted STScI); Science: Brittany Miles University of Arizona), Sasha Hinkley University of Exeter, Beth Biller may have liquid water present on their surfaces.
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