LHS 1140b: The first atmosphere detected on a rocky habitable-zone exoplanet

LHS 1140b: The first atmosphere detected on a rocky habitable-zone exoplanet

August 5, 2026 · 57 min

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Collin Cherubim discusses the detection of an atmosphere on the rocky exoplanet LHS 1140b.

Collin Cherubim, NASA Hubble Fellow at the University of Chicago, discusses his team's detection of an atmosphere on LHS 1140b, the first rocky exoplanet in a star's habitable zone confirmed to have one.

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