Launched into space at the end of 2021 and the first images to us in July 2022. James Webb The space telescope continues to make new discoveries. A statement from NASA recently revealed that the telescope has now made an important discovery about a distant planet.

According to NASA, this giant exoplanet (a planet outside our solar system) VHS 1256b is called. Let’s mention that this planet, which is 40 light years away from Earth, has a first feature. VHS 1256b, similar to the planet Tatooine in Star Wars to two suns owner.

Heavy dust storm and many molecules discovered on the planet

The James Webb telescope looked directly into the atmosphere of the planet orbiting two stars. The result is the planet dust storm noticed. This is said to be the first severe dust storm to be encountered on a planet outside our system.

According to the report, dust particles observed in VHS 1256b are the largest of the mineral groups, which contain oxygen and silicon. from silicates is formed. It is also one of the reasons why the storm detected by Webb differs from the storms we see in arid and desert regions of the Earth. There are no clouds made of silicates on our planet anyway.

Researcher Beth Biller of the University of Edinburgh compared silicate grains in the planet’s atmosphere to particles in smoke. very thin underlined that.

Let’s not forget that VHS 1256b is a very interesting planet. The planet, 40 light-years away from us, is 19 times larger than Jupiter. Unlike Earth, VHS 1256b takes nearly 10,000 years to orbit its two main stars.

Also the team water, methane, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide announced his discovery. This was the first time that so many molecules have been found on a planet outside our solar system. Scientists will review their models and continue their research to better understand the planet’s atmosphere.