Discovery marks the first detection of variable water clouds outside of the solar system

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What happened

A Jupiter-sized world just 7.5 light-years away is cloudy, chemically complex and, it turns out, more like home than anyone expected.

Key facts

  • A Jupiter-sized world just 7.5 light-years away is cloudy, chemically complex and, it turns out, more like home than anyone expected.
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:20:12 UTC.

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