Astronomers can analyze the atmosphere of distant exoplanets by studying the light that passes through it during planetary transits, revealing unexpected chemical compositions such as hydrogen cyanide in 55 Cancri e, a super-Earth with a molten lava surface orbiting its star every 18 hours.
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This Exoplanet Has Hydrogen Cyanide in Its Atmosphere — 41 Light-Years Away.Added:
We decoded the atmosphere [music] of a planet 41 light years away. It contains hydrogen cyanide, one of the most toxic molecules [music] in existence. This is 55 Cancri e, a super-Earth covered in molten lava orbiting its star in just 18 hours. As it crossed in front of [music] the star, astronomers read the light passing through its atmosphere. Helium, hydrogen, and that [music] toxin no one fully expected. A lava world with a poison sky. Follow for more.
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