Scientists have drawn attention to the planet WASP-77Ab.This is an exoplanet that is similar to Jupiterof our Solar
The researchers used the Gemini telescope with the Immersion GRating INfrared Spectrometer (IGRINS).They observed the exoplanet's thermal glow as it orbited its host star.By obtaining clear data on the water and carbon monoxide content of WASP-77Ab's atmosphere, the scientists were able to determine the relative amounts of oxygen and carbon.
“This work shows how we will measurebiosignature gases such as oxygen and methane on potentially habitable worlds in the not too distant future, ”explained Associate Professor Michael Line of the School of Earth and Space Studies at Arizona State University.
A team of scientists plans to repeat this analysis.for other planets and collect data on at least 15 of them. They hope they can use this method to detect potential signs of life on rocky Earth-like planets outside our solar system.
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