Astronomers find potassium in giant planet's atmosphere

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 12:28 in Astronomy & Space

Astronomers have analyzed light passing through the upper atmosphere of the giant planet HD 80606 b, about 190 light years from Earth, and determined that its atmosphere contains the element potassium.

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