Exoplanet Illustration (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Exoplanet Illustration

Caption

This illustration shows a star's light illuminating an exoplanet's atmosphere. When starlight strikes the atmosphere, the beacon molecules absorb that energy and send it back into space as strong infrared radiation signals.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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