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LHS 1140 b WASP-121b WASP-121 b SIMP-0136 Spectral Energy Distribution Temperature Variations Epsilon Indi Ab Planetary Formation Chemical Fingerprints LHS 1140b TOI-561 b GJ504b Composition Insights Carbon-rich Atmosphere WASP-127b Life Potential YSES-1 System WASP-94A b Biosignatures LTT 9779 b Cold Giant Exoplanets TOI-421b TRAPPIST-1e TOI-199b Research Directions Methane Hydrogen Sulfide Detection WASP-121b (Tylos) GJ 504 b Telescope Development Water Vapor 3D Mapping Techniques TOI-421 b K2-18b EXCITE Mission WASP-76 b Winds WASP-107 b WASP 121-b Cloud Cover Wind Patterns Clouds SPECULOOS-3b WASP-96b James Webb Space Telescope Atmospheric Retention

Astronomers Detect Atmosphere on Rocky Habitable‑Zone Planet LHS 1140 b

Ground‑based 2024 helium measurements validate predictive models; independent JWST and HST follow‑ups will test whether the signal is real and persistent

JWST Detects Salt Clouds on the 'Pink Planet' GJ504b

JWST Maps Dawn–Dusk Contrast on Ultra‑Hot Jupiter WASP‑121 b

JWST Resolves Morning Clouds and Clear Evenings on Hot Jupiter WASP-94A b

JWST Spots Water-Ice Clouds on Nearby Jupiter-Like World

Webb Finds Carbon-Rich Atmosphere on Lemon-Shaped Planet Orbiting a Pulsar

Webb Data Point to Thick Atmosphere on Ultra‑Hot Super‑Earth TOI‑561 b

JWST Maps Giant Dual Helium Tails Streaming From Ultra-Hot Jupiter WASP-121 b

JWST Delivers First 3D Map of an Exoplanet's Atmosphere

JWST Study Finds Aurora-Driven Heating and Thermal Inversion on Nearby Rogue World SIMP-0136

Webb Study Detects Auroral Heating and Sub‑5°C Weather Shifts on Rogue Planet SIMP‑0136

Webb Reveals Silicate Clouds and Moon-Forming Disk in YSES-1 System