SMRTR Science & EngineeringNov 9, 2025Science Daily

Astronomers shocked by mysterious gas found in deep space

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Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to discover phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Wolf 1130C, an ancient brown dwarf 54 light-years away, marking the first time this life-related compound has been detected in such objects despite previous expectations. The discovery is puzzling because phosphine appears absent from other similar brown dwarfs where scientists predicted it should exist.

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