Planet Smells Like Rotten Eggs: Will Humans Explore It?Planet Smells Like Rotten Eggs: Will Humans Explore It? Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a planet outside our solar system that smells like rotten eggs. The planet, called HD 189733 b, is a blue planet the size of Jupiter and is located 64 light years from Earth. It is so close to its star that it takes only 2.2 days to orbit it. This close proximity results in a surface temperature of 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit. The planet’s foul odor is thought to be due to the presence of hydrogen sulfide gas in its atmosphere. Hydrogen sulfide is a colorless gas that is poisonous and flammable. It is found on Earth through the decomposition of organic matter and volcanoes. The discovery of hydrogen sulfide on HD 189733 b is an important step toward finding this molecule on other planets and better understanding how different types of planets form. It could also help scientists measure how much sulfur or sulfur dioxide is present on this exoplanet. Sulfur is a building block of complex molecules, along with carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphate. Studying sulfur is crucial for understanding how planets form and what they are made of. While no scientist or astronaut has ever proven that HD 189733 b smells like rotten eggs, the discovery of hydrogen sulfide, which contains sulfur, suggests that it is likely.
Published on: July 13, 2024, at 5:29 PM
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Will there be a human who dares to explore this planet? After scientists discover a planet close to Earth that smells like rotten eggs
Foreign media reports about strange discoveries in astronomy. After a group of scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered a planet outside our solar system. It is the same size as Jupiter. It is about 64 light years away from Earth and has a foul odor that resembles the smell of rotten eggs. It is thought that this is due to the surface and atmosphere of the star being abnormal.
The planet, called HD 189733 b, is a blue planet. It takes only 2.2 days to orbit the star because it is so close to the star, just 3 million miles (4.8 million kilometers), or 3 percent of the distance from Earth to the sun. Because of the close distance, the temperature on the surface of the star reaches 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit, or 926.6 degrees Celsius.
According to a report published in the journal Nature, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an exoplanet. It is a gas giant similar to Jupiter, but larger in size and mass. It is located in the direction of the constellation Jackal. (The constellation Wolf)
Hydrogen sulfite has also been found in the atmosphere. Or what we call hydrogen sulfide, it is a colorless gas. But it is poisonous and flammable. It can be found on Earth through the decomposition of organic matter and volcanoes.
“We’re not looking for life on this planet because it’s too hot,” said Dr. Guangwei Fu, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University. “But the discovery of hydrogen sulfide is also an important step toward finding this molecule on other planets and better understanding how different types of planets form. It could also measure how much sulfur, or sulfur dioxide, is present on this exoplanet.”
Sulfur is a building block of complex molecules, along with carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphate, and scientists must study it to fully understand how planets form. What is it made of?
This is why the planet can smell like rotten eggs. Although no scientist or astronaut has ever proven it, thanks to the discovery of hydrogen sulfide, which contains sulfur, a substance that causes such a bad smell.
Thanks for the information and photos from: Science.nasa.gov, BBC
