{"id":62597,"date":"2024-08-11T07:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T07:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bdeef45e-1905-461f-bd71-2504fb866dd5"},"modified":"2024-08-11T08:39:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T08:39:38","slug":"nearby-planet-reeks-of-rotten-eggs-and-rains-glass-but-could-tell-astronomers-a-great-deal-about-life-beyond-earth","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/nearby-planet-reeks-of-rotten-eggs-and-rains-glass-but-could-tell-astronomers-a-great-deal-about-life-beyond-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearby planet reeks of rotten eggs and rains glass, but could tell astronomers a great deal about life beyond Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exoplanet’s smell is from hydrogen sulphide, a vital ingredient for building the molecules of life. <\/p>

By Iain Todd\n <\/p>

Published: Sunday, 11 August 2024 at 07:42 AM<\/p>

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It\u2019s rare that discovering a place that smells of rotten eggs is a cause for celebration, but that\u2019s the case with exoplanet HD 189733 b.<\/p>

Observations of the planet\u2019s atmosphere by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) found traces of hydrogen sulphide, the chemical which gives bad eggs their odour and which is an important ingredient in the formation of life.<\/p>

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