On #ThisDayInHistory in 2001, the #HubbleSpaceTelescope detected a hydrogen atmosphere on #Osiris (#exoplanet #HD209458b). A "hot Jupiter", Osiris is a gas giant orbiting close to its star (much closer than Mercury is to ours), located about 48 parsecs from our own solar system.
Artist's impression of the exoplanet HD 209458b, a "hot Jupiter" orbiting very close to its star. Its atmosphere is evaporating, and recent observations suggest the presence of water vapor, potentially indicating the possibility of life beyond our solar system.
Astronomy Picture from 17/04/2007
Water Claimed in Evaporating Planet HD 209458b
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070417.html
#HD209458b #Exoplanet #HotJupiter #WaterVapor #SpaceExploration #Astronomy #Astrophysics #ExtrasolarPlanet #HubbleSpaceTelescope
Artist's Concept of Extrasolar Planet HD 209458b Caption This artist's impression shows a dramatic close-up of the scorched extrasolar planet HD 209458b in its orbit 'only' 7 million kilometres from its yellow Sun-like star. Credits NASA, ESA, and Alfred Vidal-Madjar (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, CNRS, France)
By: hubblespacetelescope
https://hubblesite.org/home
unsplash.com/photos/an-artists-impres...
#archival #outerSpace #hubbleTelescope #hubbleSpaceTelescope #hubble #nasa #cosmic #cosmos #star #exoplanet #extrasolarPlanet #hd209458b #space
Jupiter compared with Osiris. Courtesy Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_209458_b
This day in #history, 2001: a hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the #PlanetOsiris (or #HD209458b), an #extraSolar #GasGiant in the #ConstellationPegasus.
//_Topic Tags_//
#SpaceExploration #Astronomy
