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New planet named Enaiposha is unlike anything in our solar system
- Astronomers report Enaiposha as a strange exoplanet with a thick, hazy atmosphere unlike typical sub-Neptunes.
- The planet orbits a red dwarf about 47 light-years from the Sun and was studied with JWST data.
- Researchers propose Enaiposha as a potential new sub-type or a twist on sub-Neptune classifications.
- Faint spectral signals indicate metals and possible carbon dioxide and methane in Enaiposha's atmosphere.
- Atmospheric analysis is challenged by haze, requiring multiple follow-up observations.
- The study was led by Everett Schlawin and Kazumasa Ohno and published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
- Enaiposha may help refine models of how thick atmospheres evolve and how sub-Neptunes morph over time.
- Despite its size, Enaiposha is not considered habitable due to extreme conditions.
- Researchers aim to apply lessons from Enaiposha to atmospheres of other exoplanets in less extreme locations.
- The Earth.com article notes ongoing work and future modeling of Enaiposha's atmosphere, interior structure, and origins.
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