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  • Released Tuesday, January 21, 2014
  • Updated Friday, January 26, 2018 at 2:27PM
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Water is being found on some surprisingly un-earthlike planets.

Water is being found on some surprisingly un-earthlike planets.

By observing an exoplanet as it passes in front of its star, scientists can probe what the planet’s atmosphere is made of.

Planet HD 209458b (above) is so hot that its atmosphere is boiling off.

Planet HD 209458b (above) is so hot that its atmosphere is boiling off.

Planet WASP-12b (above) originally got noticed for being carbon-rich, but scientists also found evidence of water here.

Planet WASP-12b (above) originally got noticed for being carbon-rich, but scientists also found evidence of water here.

XO-1b (above) is a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a sun-like star every four days.

XO-1b (above) is a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a sun-like star every four days.

For More Information

See NASA.gov

Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Cover image courtesy of NASA/ESA/STScI/G. Bacon
Video courtesy of ESA/Hubble
HD 209458b image courtesy of NASA/ESA/CNRS/Alfred Vidal-Madjar
WASP-12b image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
XO-1b image courtesy of NASA/ESA/STSci/G. Bacon

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