Rubio Tuesday – Twitchy

Well, we’re having at least one more installment of Rubio Tuesday because the Rubio memes continued for yet another week. When will they end? We hope they continue for a while. Our favorite Secretary of State was enlisted for various Easter tasks. Marco Rubio will be filling in for…

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Giant Exoplanet TOI-5205b Has Carbon-Rich, Oxygen-Poor Atmosphere, Webb Observations Show

Using the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have characterized the atmosphere of TOI-5205b, an extrasolar gas giant orbiting a small, dim red dwarf star. These observations have revealed an atmosphere unexpectedly poor in heavy elements, raising fresh questions about how such ‘forbidden’ alien worlds take shape and evolve. The…

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