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James Webb Reveals Fiery Auroras on Exoplanet SIMP-0136

10/1/2025

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SIMP-0136 exhibits strong auroras heating its upper atmosphere, observed by James Webb Space Telescope.
Astronomers from Trinity College Dublin studied SIMP-0136 and found stable silicate-cloud cover.
SIMP-0136 lies 20 light-years away and has a surface temperature over 1,500 °C.
The research, from the Exo-Aimsir group, refines earlier data with new modeling.
Future observatories will extend this work to other exoplanets.

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SIMP-0136 exhibits strong auroras heating its upper atmosphere, observed by James Webb Space Telescope.
Astronomers from Trinity College Dublin studied SIMP-0136 and found stable silicate-cloud cover.
SIMP-0136 lies 20 light-years away and has a surface temperature over 1,500 °C.
The research, from the Exo-Aimsir group, refines earlier data with new modeling.
Future observatories will extend this work to other exoplanets.