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Future NASA telescope could spot rainbows on exoplanets
Original: How to see rainbows on exoplanets
A proposed future NASA telescope could detect rainbow-like optical phenomena, known as glory effects, in the atmospheres of planets orbiting other stars, according to Scientific American. Spotting these colourful rings of light would reveal details about exoplanet atmospheres, including cloud particle sizes and composition, and could help identify worlds potentially capable of hosting life.
Why now: The prospect of a future NASA telescope detecting rainbow effects on exoplanets is a striking new space science story.
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- How to see rainbows on exoplanets · Scientific American
A future NASA telescope could spot atmospheric phenomena on planets orbiting other stars
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