The dwarf planet Pluto long seen as Mysterious showed its amazing colors When NASA's new horizon spacecraft Snapped a photo of it the bright red Green and blue colors revealed Fascinating details about the planet's Surface and hinted at more secrets Hidden below the ice as people around The world admired this stunning image Another exciting Discovery happened far Away in space astronomers found evidence Of intense burning dust storms in the Upper atmosphere of a gas giant which is A very strange Planet this was the first Time such storms was seen on a planet Other than Earth so let's explore what NASA discovered with these new Mesmerizing images of Pluto Pluto was Discovered by astronomer Clyde tombau in 1930 it was considered the ninth planet In our solar system for many decades Until 2006 when the international Astronomical Union iau reclassified it As a dwarf planet Pluto is believed to Have formed about 4.6 billion years ago Around the same time as the rest of the Solar system scientists believe that Pluto formed from left over icy debris In the outer regions of the solar system Known as the Kuiper belt Pluto is a Relatively small and cold world with a Diameter of just under 2 400 kilometers Roughly two-thirds the size of Earth's Moon and an average surface temperature

Of around negative 230 degrees Celsius Despite its small size Pluto has a Complex surface with mountains valleys And even a large heart-shaped feature Known as the tombow rigio even though Pluto has been classified as a dwarf Planet and is no longer considered a Full-fledged Planet scientists continue To explore and investigate it Pluto can Be found in the Kuiper belt a Ring-shaped area Beyond Neptune and it Was officially demoted from planet Status by the international astronomical Union in August of 2006. researchers Have been using different methods to Capture images of Pluto and the pictures Obtained by the New Horizons probe have Been particularly intriguing one Memorable image in particular featured a Rainbow-like array of colors suggesting That the probe may still have some Astonishing discoveries yet to unveil The first time NASA unveiled the image Of a colorful and trippy Pluto was on November the 13th 2015. this photo was Remarkable as it demonstrated how the New Horizon spacecraft can bring out the Vivid Hues of the otherwise unremarkable Dwarf planet recently NASA shared the Same image again through their official Instagram account and it has garnered Over 542 000 likes as of now the infrared Spectrometer of the New Horizon

Spacecraft was crucial in creating this Stunning photo NASA reports that the False color image of Pluto was produced By utilizing a technique called Principal component analysis This method emphasizes the subtle Variations in color between different Areas of the dwarf planet thus allowing Scientists to generate a more nuanced And detailed picture with that the Ralph Multispectral visual Imaging camera mvic Mounted on the spacecraft captured this Photo when it flew past Pluto on July The 14th 2015. the image was taken at 11 11 am UTC from a distance of Approximately 35 000 kilometers The infrared filter used in the Photograph has a linear variation which Causes it to create a stained glass Window effect while searching for Chemicals that are reflected on Pluto's Surface the dark regions formed by Methane ice absorbs some of these Materials using the data obtained Scientists then assign different colors To distinct channels resulting in a Vivid and almost celebratory mix of Reds Greens and subtle Blues which can be Seen in the image Pluto has a complex Varied surface with jumbled mountains Reminiscent of Europa networks of carved Out valleys old heavy crated terrain Sitting right next to New smooth ice Planes and even what might be wind-blown

Dudes NASA wrote on its Instagram page During the division for planetary Sciences DPS meeting held by the American Astronomical Society AAS in National Harbor Maryland on November the 9th will Grundy a member of the New Horizons surface composition team shared The image with the audience in 2015 July The New Horizon spacecraft also took a High resolution enhanced color photo of Pluto by merging the blue red and Infrared images captured by the mvic the Dwarf planet has an extraordinary Surface with a wide range of colors that Can reveal intricate geological and Climatological details these details Have only recently been decoded by Scientists studying the images in Addition to the remarkable and colorful Photo of Pluto captured that year NASA Also released other images a month Before these pictures displayed Pluto's Misty Crescent as well as its smallest Moon which has a diameter of only five Miles According to Engadget the images of Pluto captured are not merely intended For their aesthetic appeal they serve as A crucial scientific purpose as the Infrared scans conducted helped verify The existence of water ice on Pluto the Data analysis of these scans can offer Significant insights into the evolution Of the dwarf planet as well as its

Primary Moon Sharon scientists believe That these images could potentially Transform our understanding of how the Solar system was formed images captured By NASA have turned out to be immensely Advantageous for the American space Agency as a result of these pictures the Agency has made around 50 fresh Discoveries these include identifying The existence of icy volcanoes on Pluto As well as wobbling moons that spin in a Drunken manner additionally the images Have allowed scientists to determine That Pluto could be over 4 billion years Old which is an important finding the Total cost of the New Horizons mission To explore Pluto was approximately 720 Million US Dollars this includes the Design construction launch and operation Of the spacecraft as well as the Scientific research and Analysis Associated with the mission the mission Was officially approved in 2001 and Launched on January the 19th 2006. it Conducted a flyby of Pluto on July 14 2015 providing scientists with the first Close-up look at this distant and Enigmatic world the mission was Considered a great success and it Continues to provide valuable data about Pluto and the Kuiper belt region of our Solar system after spending billions of Dollars of course NASA expects giant Results from this project

Furthermore astronomers have made an Exciting Discovery they have found proof Of intense dust storms occurring far out In space these storms are located in the Upper atmosphere of a gas giant planet That resembles Jupiter this is the first Time that such activity has been Observed and it's quite a remarkable Find The team has shared their findings on a Planet called VHS 1256b in a paper published in the Astrophysical journal letters ever had Hot sand whip across your face that's a Soothing experience compared to the Volatile conditions discovered high in The atmosphere of Planet Vhs1256b writes the Space Telescope Science Institute in a statement Vhs1256b the severe exoplanet contained Clouds that are packed with small Silicate particles that vary in size From Tiny specks to grains these shards Of dust swirl around in the upper Atmosphere and are superheated with Temperatures that can reach 1 500 Degrees Fahrenheit almost as hot as a Candle flame the planet's atmosphere is In constant motion with hot material Rising and cooler material falling at Times the silicate particles become too Heavy and they fall down to the lower Atmosphere as rain it's kind of like if You took sand grades but much finer

We're talking silica grains the size of Smoke particles explained Professor Beth Bilia from the University of Edinburgh And the Royal Observatory Edinburgh UK That's what the clouds on VHS 1256b Would be like but a lot hotter this Planet is a hot young object the cloud Top temperature is maybe similar to the Temperature of a candle flame she told BBC News according to an article in BBC News by Jonathan Amos the remote planet Known as Vhs1256b is situated 40 light years away From our planet this distant world is Considered a super Jupiter because Although it's similar to the gas giant It's much larger and heavier in fact It's 12 to 18 times more massive than Jupiter Vhs1256b has a relatively short date of Only 22 hours but its year is incredibly Long lasting 10 000 times longer than Earth's year the planet orbits around Two stars instead of just one and it's a Youthful Planet existing for only about 150 million years the James Webb Telescope has identified robust signals Of multiple molecules present in Vhs1256b's atmosphere including carbon Monoxide water methane and even carbon Dioxide it's fascinating because it Illustrates how different clouds on Another planet can be from the water Vapor clouds we are familiar with on

Earth said Professor bilia we see carbon Monoxide Co and methane in the Atmosphere which is indicative of it Being hot and turbulent with material Being drawn up from Deep there are Probably multiple layers of silicate Grains the ones that we're seeing are Some of the very very fine grains that Are higher up in the atmosphere but There may be bigger grains deeper down In the atmosphere she added one of the Primary objectives of the web telescope A joint venture between NASA the European space agency and the Canadian Space agency is to locate and Investigate planets beyond our solar System the telescope has been Successfully detecting carbon dioxide on An exoplanet in August capturing the First direct image of an exoplanet in September and in January for the first Time verifying past observations of a Far away world thus confirming a new Exoplanet the cost of this remarkable Telescope was a whopping 10 billion Dollars no other telescope has Identified so many features at once for A single Target says study co-author Andrew skirma an astronomer at the University of California Santa Cruz in The statement Jwst is the only telescope that can Measure all these molecular and dust Features together said mirico principal

Investigator Professor Julian Wright who Directs the stfc UK astronomy Technology Center also in Edinburgh the dynamic Picture of the atmosphere of Vhs1256b provided by this study is a Prime example of the discoveries enabled By using Advanced capabilities of Miri And near spec together in regards to the Vhs1256b the astronomers got lucky as The planet's distance from its host Stars ensure that the light did not Interfere with the observations made by The web telescope the telescope was able To obtain data on the planet directly Without having to use a special Instrument to block out the light from The stars or wait for the exoplanet to Pass in front of its Stars resulting in A minuscule change in brightness According to scientists with the passage Of time Vhs1256b a relatively young Planet may Eventually become less hostile As the planet ages over the course of Several billion years it may become less Turbulent and not as scorching hot as it Is now by the time the planet reaches The same age as Earth it may be more Hospitable and less of an Inferno for The time being the scientists intend to Examine Webb's data more closely to Determine what other Revelations might Be hiding on this planet shrouded in Dust with only a few hours of

Observation we have what feels like Unending potential for additional Discoveries Miller said the main goal of Jwst is to observe the initial stars and Galaxies that illuminated the universe a Few hundred million years after the big Bang however a crucial aspect of its Mission is to study exoplanets the Miri And near spec instruments enable jwst to Scrutinize the atmospheres of exoplanets In a way that has never been done before Resulting in unparalleled detail Scientists are optimistic that they may Be able to determine if certain Exoplanets have the potential to sustain Life Moreover it's possible that we're close To making a significant Discovery in our Quest to find planets outside our own Solar system that could potentially Sustain life Scientists recently employed the James Webb Space Telescope jwst to study a Rocky planet far away a spotted water Vapor in its vicinity this finding is Significant because it could suggest That the exoplanet has an atmosphere Which would be a promising sign for Habitable planets beyond our own solar System however it's important to note That the scientists who made this Discovery are being careful not to jump To conclusions since it's possible that The water vapor isn't coming from the

Planet but rather from its host star Water vapron and atmosphere on a hot Rocky planet would represent a major Breakthrough for exoplanet science Principal investigator behind the Findings and John Hopkins University Applied Physics laboratory researcher Kevin Stevenson said in a statement but We must be careful and make sure that The star is not the culprit Gj486b an exoplanet located in the Virgo Constellation and circling a red dwarf Star 26 light years away has been Identified by scientists despite Weighing three times as much as Earth The exoplanet is much smaller measuring Less than one third of our planet's size The exoplanet has a fast orbit around Its star taking less than 1.5 Earth days It is believed to be tidally locked Which means that it always has the same Face towards its red dwarf star the Parent star of jg-486b belongs to a Group of stars known as red dwarfs which Are the most abundant type of stars in The universe as a result it's likely That Rocky exoplanets like jg486b are More commonly found orbiting red dwarfs Than any other type of star red dwarf Stars have a lower temperature than Other types of stars and as a result Planets that want to host liquid water Must be positioned close to them however When they are young red dwarfs also emit

High energy ultraviolet and x-ray Radiation which could be harmful to Planets that are too near this could Result in these exoplanets losing their Atmosphere which could make them Uninhabitable for Life astronomers are Eager to explore where the rocky planets That exist in these challenging Conditions can create an atmosphere and Retain it for an extended period Providing enough time for life to Develop this is a significant process That took approximately a billion years To occur on Earth and researchers want To find out if it could occur on planets That are exposed to radiation from red Dwarf stars scientists attempted to Address this query by directing the James Webb Space Telescope jwst and its Near infrared spectrograph near spec Towards jg486b they monitored the Exoplanet as it transited or passed in Front of its star Despite its extreme proximity to its Start with temperatures reaching 800 Degrees Fahrenheit 430 degrees Celsius Which is unsuitable for liquid water the Researchers identified the presence of Water vapor around the exoplanet the Reason why scientists were able to Discover water vapor around Jg-486b is that this exoplanet passes in Front of its star from our perspective As a result Starlight filters through

The exoplanet's atmosphere and specific Elements and compounds in the atmosphere Absorb and emit distinct wavelengths of Light that can be recognized by Analyzing the light produced by the Planet as it orbits its star researchers Can deduce the composition of the Exoplanet's atmosphere this technique is Called transmission spectroscopy and it Involves studying the chemical Characteristics of Starlight filter Through an exoplanet's atmosphere to Gather more information about Jg486b astronomers monitor the exoplanet Using the James Webb Space Telescope Jwst during two of its hour-long Transits the team then employed three Distinct methods to analyze the data They had collected they discovered that All three methods produce the same Findings a flat Spectrum with a notable Peak in shortwave infrared light based On this the researchers concluded that Water vapor was the most probable Explanation for The observed peak in the Exoplanet atmosphere we see a signal and Is almost certainly due to water Research lead author and University of Arizona astronomer Sarah Moran said but We can't tell yet if that water is part Of the planet's atmosphere meaning the Planet has an atmosphere or if we're Just seeing a water signature coming From the Star water vapor has been

Detected in Star spots which are Analogous to the sunspots we observe on Our own Sun these spots are cooler and Darker areas of stars that emerge when Concentrated magnetic fields located Deep within the star are brought up to The surface these regions can generate Disturbances like coronal mass ejections CMEs and solar flares although the host Star of Gj486b is less hot than the sun water Vapor might still accumulate in Star Spots if this is the case it could Generate a signal that resembles an Atmosphere around the exoplanet it's Important to note that NASA has big Plans with Pluto in the future NASA and Other space agencies are considering Various types of missions including Orbiters Landers and Sample return Missions these missions could provide New data on the composition structure And history of Pluto and its moons However these missions would require Significant resources time and funding So it may be a while before they become A reality the future of Pluto's Exploration is sure to be full of Surprises and discoveries and we eagerly Await what comes next That's it for today subscribe to our Channel and hit the notification Bell