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Science In Action: A distant planet’s atmosphere

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24/11/2022 GMT

A distant planet’s atmosphere

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The chemical composition of planet WASP-39b's atmosphere, 700 light years away

The chemical composition of planet WASP-39b's atmosphere, 700 light years away. Pregnancy brain fog explained. Earth's atmospheric haze and global warming. Improving lab coats.

Nasa's JWST space telescope has unpicked the chemical contents and state of the atmosphere of planet WASP-39b 700 light years away. Astronomer Hannah Wakeford explains. 

Meteorologist Laura Wilcox warns that atmospheric haze over China and South Asia is masking some of the effects of global warming.

Loss of memory and other mental changes during pregnancy have been traced to structural changes in the brain, possibly due to hormone effects. Neuroscientist Elseline Hoekszema speculates.

Improving lab coats - every scientist has a lab coat, but how many have one actually  fits? Founder of Genius Lab Gear Derek Miller explains the problem and how he's trying to fix it.

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