Atmosphere detected on rocky exoplanet in habitable zone signals potential for life
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Astronomers have detected helium in the upper atmosphere of LHS 1140b, a rocky Earth-like planet in the habitable zone about 48 light-years away, marking the first confirmed atmosphere on a rocky world in such a zone; future observations with JWST will probe deeper for signs of life, while its companion LHS 1140c appears to lack an atmosphere.
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